Table 3 Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female youths aged 15–24 years, UDHS 2006–2016
Characteristics | Weighted Prevalences/percent (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Any STI | Genital sores | Genital Discharge | |
Year of interview | |||
2006 | 22.0(19.7–24.6) | 13.9(12.1–16.0) | 11.6(10.0–13.4) |
2011 | 36.3(33.7–38.9) | 15.8(13.8–18.0) | 13.8(12.1–15.7) |
2016 | 23.1(21.7–24.7) | 11.4(10.4–12.5) | 13.8(12.7–15.1) |
Pooled | 26.0(24.8–27.1) | 13.0(12.2–13.9) | 13.3(12.5–14.2) |
Age group | |||
15–19 | 23.6(21.8–25.4) | 10.9(9.7–12.2) | 10.8(9.6–12.1) |
20–24 | 27.3(25.9–28.8) | 14.2(13.1–15.4) | 14.7(13.7–15.9) |
Region | |||
Kampala | 28.4(24.4–32.7) | 15.1(12.0–18.8) | 16.8(14.2–19.7) |
Central | 32.3(29.4–35.3) | 16.4(14.4–18.8) | 18.3(16.3–20.4) |
East | 26.8(24.7–29.1) | 13.5(12.0–15.1) | 11.2(9.9–12.7) |
North | 16.0(14.2–17.8) | 7.2(6.0–8.5) | 7.9(6.7–9.4) |
West | 25.9(23.7–28.3) | 13.2(11.4–15.1) | 14.0(12.4–15.9) |
Residence | |||
Urban | 26.8(24.5–29.3) | 12.5(10.9–14.4) | 16.4(14.4–18.6) |
Rural | 25.7(24.4–27.0) | 13.2(12.2–14.2) | 12.3(11.5–13.2) |
Marital status | |||
Not married | 23.6(21.9–25.4) | 11.6(10.3–12.7) | 12.6(11.4–13.9) |
Married | 27.4(26.0–28.9) | 14.0(13.0–15.2) | 13.8(12.8–14.8) |
Total number of sexual partners | |||
Only one | 19.5(18.2–20.9) | 9.6(8.6–10.^) | 9.0(8.2–10.0) |
2 or more | 32.4(30.7–34.2) | 16.5(15.2–17.9) | 17.6(16.3–19.0) |
Recent sexual activity | |||
Not active | 22.2(20.7–23.8) | 10.3(9.2–11.4) | 10.8(9.7–11.9) |
Active in the last 4 weeks | 28.9(27.4–30.5) | 15.3(14.2–16.5) | 15.3(14.2–16.5) |
Religion | |||
Christian | 25.0(23.8–26.3) | 12.5(11.6–13.5) | 12.9(12.0–13.7) |
Muslim | 31.0(27.8–34.4) | 15.7(13.7–18.0) | 15.5(13.2–18.2) |
Other | 33.7(24.1–44.9) | 17.8(11.2–27.0) | 19.8(12.0–30.8) |