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Table 1 Social demographic characteristics of youth attending a sexually transmitted infections clinic

From: Risky sexual practices among youth attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Characteristics

Males (n = 147)

Females (n = 157)

P value

Mean (median, range) age

21.5(22.0, 11–24)

20.2(20.0, 13–24)

<0.01

Mean (median, range) age at menarche/spermarche

15.3(15.0, 9–16)

14.6(15.0,11–20)

0.01

Mean (median, range) age at coitarche

16.4(17.0, 9–22)

16.2(17.0, 13–24)

0.59

Mean (median, range) age of the first sexual partner

16.8(16.0, 7–32)

23.0(22.5, 14–40)

<0.01

Mean (median, range) no. of sex partners at present

0.9 (1.0,0–6)

0.9(1.0 0–4)

0.99

Mean (median, range) no. of sex partners last six months

1.7(1.0, 0–15)

1.2(1.0, 0–5)

<0.01

Mean (median, range) no. of lifetime sex partners

6.4(5.0 0–30)

2.8(2.0, 0–15)

<0.01

Single (%)

140 (95.2)

120(76.4)

<0.01

Petty business man (%)

76 (51.7)

26 (16.6)

<0.01

Students (%)

36 (24.5)

50 (31.8)

<0.01

Completed primary education (%)

92 (62.6)

82(52.2)

0.06

Completed secondary education (%)

44(29.9)

63(40.1)

0.06