Socioeconomic variations in risky sexual behavior among adolescents in 14 sub-Saharan Africa countries who report ever having had sex.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Equity is a guiding principle of the Global Strategy for Women, Children and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030) aimed at improving adolescent health and responding more effectively to adolescents' needs. We investigated the socioeconomic differentials in having multiple sexual partners and condom use among unmarried adolescents who reported ever having had sex aged 15-19 years in 14 sub-Saharan countries.

Methods

Using the most recent publicly available Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2011 and 2018, we calculated survey- and sex-specific proportions of two or more partners and condomless sex, both overall and by selected socioeconomic characteristics and we fitted logistic regression models to estimate the survey- and sex-specific adjusted odds ratio

SUBMITTER: Ali MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789383 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature