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Table 1 Distribution of female adolescents who had ever had sexual intercourse, and used pill or condom at last sex by background characteristics

From: Individual and context correlates of the oral pill and condom use among Brazilian female adolescents

Variables

Ever had sexual intercourse (n = 7415)

Used pill at last sex (n = 1629)

Used condom at last sex (n = 4841)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Age

   

12

1.5 (1.2–2.0)

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

1.7 (1.2–2.3)

13

4.6 (4.0–5.4)

1.8 (1.1–2.8)

5.3 (4.4–6.3)

14

12.0 (10.8–13.2)

6.6 (4.9–8.7)

13.2 (11.7–14.7)

15

21.2 (19.8–22.7)

16.8 (13.9–19.8)

22.1 (20.1–24.1)

16

28.0 (26.4–29.5)

31.6 (27.6–36.0)

22.8 (26.2–29.4)

17

32.7 (31.0–34.4)

43.0 (37.3–48.9)

30.0 (28.4–31.9)

Skin color

   

White

33.5 (31.4–35.6)

44.1 (39.0–49.4)

33.7 (31.5–35.9)

Non-white

66.5 (64.4–68.5)

55.9 (50.6–61.0)

66.3 (64.1–68.5)

Type of school

   

Public

84.5 (78.8–88.8)

76.5 (63.3–86.0)

86.1 (82.5–89.0)

Private

15.5 (11.2–21.2)

23.5 (13.9–36.7)

13.9 (11.0–17.5)

Worked in paid jobs

   

No

69.5 (67.7–71.2)

63.0 (58.6–67.2)

70.2 (68.0–72.2)

Yes

30.5 (28.8–32.3)

37.0 (32.7–41.4)

29.8 (27.7–32.0)

Living arrangements with parents

   

Living with both

42.2 (40.5–43.7)

40.0 (36.5–43.6)

43.6 (41.8–45.5)

Living with mother

42.3 (40.7–43.9)

43.8 (39.4–48.2)

40.9 (38.8–43.0)

Living with father

4.6 (4.0–5.4)

4.9 (3.6–6.8)

5.0 (4.1–6.0)

Living with none

10.9 (9.8–12.2)

11.3 (8.5–14.8)

10.5 (5.2–11.9)

Maternal educational level

   

Unknown

21.5 (19.2–24.1)

15.5 (11.3–21.0)

21.1 (19.1–23.1)

Low

21.1 (19.4–22.8)

18.8 (16.2–21.7)

22.0 (20.1–24.0)

Middle

39.1 (37.0–41.2)

42.4 (36.1–49.1)

38.1 (36.0–40.3)

High

18.3 (16.5–20.3)

23.2 (19.0–28.1)

18.8 (16.8–21.1)

Age at first sex

   

Up to 14

49.3 (47.4–51.1)

44.3 (40.6–48.0)

47.6 (45.3–49.9)

15 or older

50.7 (48.9–52.6)

55.7 (52.0–59.4)

52.4 (50.1–54.7)