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Table 4 Description of last sexual encounter for participants who have had sex a

From: Illegal yet developmentally normative: a descriptive analysis of young, urban adolescents’ dating and sexual behaviour in Cape Town, South Africa

  Girls (n = 33) Boys (n = 64)
% (freq) % (freq)
Last sex partner Girlfriend / Boyfriend / Partner 79.2 (19) 46.3 (25)
Friend 12.5 (3) 24.1 (13)
Family member 0.0 (0) 3.7 (2)
Friend of family 0.0 (0) 3.7 (2)
Person from area 8.3 (2) 22.3 (12)
Last sex consent Willing 70.8 (17) 82.0 (41)
Persuaded or tricked 20.8 (5) 12.0 (6)
Forced or raped 8.3 (2) 6.0 (3)
Last time had sex <4 weeks ago 28.6 (4) 37.8 (17)
1-6 months ago 57.1 (8) 24.4 (11)
More than 6 months ago 14.3 (2) 37.8 (17)
Contraception at last sex No method 26.1 (6) 44.4 (24)
Condom 73.9 (17) 50.0 (27)
Pill or injection 0.0 (0) 5.6 (3)
  1. aThere was substantial missing data for the variables described in this table; the percentages reflect the frequency of responses among the valid responses for each variable. Because of the importance of and interest in these variables, the data are presented, but caution is recommended in interpretation.