Table 1 Summary of Demographic Health Survey couples data analyzed with averages shown by country.
Country | age | age difference (M-F) | age at sexual debut | duration of sex before couple formation | partnership duration | condom used at last sex (%) | # lifetime sexual partners | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | — | M | F | M | F | — | M | F | M | F | |
Burundi | 36.2 | 31.3 | 4.9 | 22.2 | 19.4 | 3 | 0.9 | 11 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Congo | 35.8 | 30.1 | 5.7 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 3.8 |
DRC | 36.8 | 30.4 | 6.4 | 18.2 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 2.1 |
Ethiopia | 36.2 | 29.5 | 6.7 | 20.9 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 1 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
Gabon | 38.4 | 32.3 | 6.2 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 14.7 | 21 | 4.5 |
Kenya | 37 | 31 | 5.9 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 2.0 |
Lesotho | 36.3 | 30.8 | 5.5 | 19 | 17.7 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 2.2 |
Malawi | 34.3 | 29.2 | 5.1 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 11 | 9.4 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
Mozambique | 34.8 | 29.2 | 5.6 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 6 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
Rwanda | 36.2 | 32.2 | 4 | 21 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
Swaziland | 36.6 | 30.6 | 6 | 19.8 | 17.3 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 8 | 2.1 |
Tanzania | 34.9 | 29.3 | 5.6 | 19.1 | 17.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 10 | 7.1 | 5 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
Uganda | 35.9 | 30.1 | 5.8 | 18 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 2.2 |
WA | 37.7 | 29.6 | 8.1 | 19.9 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 |
Zambia | 35.7 | 30 | 5.7 | 17.6 | 16.5 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
Zimbabwe | 35.4 | 29.8 | 5.6 | 20 | 17.8 | 5 | 1.6 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
