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Table 2 Behavioural factors and contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women (15–24 years)

From: Predictors of contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15 to 24 years in South Africa: results from the 2012 national population-based household survey

Variables

Study sample

Contraceptive use

 

N

%

%

95% CI

p-value

Age at sexual debut

 Younger than 15

77

4.9

61.2

45.1–75.3

0.755

 15 years and older

1273

95.1

58.7

54.1–63.2

 

Sexual partners in the last 12 months

 1 partner

1087

92.3

60.9

55.9–65.7

0.200

 2+ partners

102

7.7

51.7

38.0–65.2

 

Age of Sexual Partner

 Within 5 years

754

65.1

62.4

56.6–67.9

0.344

 Five years younger

1

0

100

  

 Five years older

430

34.9

57.6

49.5–65.2

 

Alcohol use risk score (AUDIT)

 Abstainers/low risk users

1115

90.3

59.7

54.9–64.2

0.387

 High risk/hazardous users

110

9.7

50.8

31.6–69.7

 

Ever Given Birth

 Yes

790

58.4

68.7

63.1–73.8

<  0.001

 No

583

41.6

44.3

38.0–50.9

 

Correct Knowledge of HIV

 No

702

49.3

60.7

54.5–66.6

0.306

 Yes

693

50.7

56.3

50.2–62.3

 

Self-perceived risk of HIV Infection

 Low

413

30.1

69.5

61.7–76.3

<  0.001

 High

979

69.9

53.7

48.5–58.9

 

Ever Tested for HIV

 Yes

1152

82.3

62.9

58.1–67.5

<  0.001

 No

246

17.7

38.1

28.6–48.6

 

Awareness of HIV status

 Yes

847

62.7

62.7

57.3–67.7

0.007

 No

534

37.3

51.6

44.7–58.4

 

HIV Status

 Negative

1013

83.5

59.1

53.9–64.1

0.570

 Positive

171

16.5

62.3

51.7–71.8

 
  1. *Not all sub-total add to the overall totals due to non-response and missing data, CI confidence intervals, AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test