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65.95% were regular consumers. Of those who took beer,
only 26.37% took more than 2 bottles. 26.95% of those
who drink alcohol do so before having sex.
More (42.61%) of respondents were 20 years and above at
sexual debut. Mean age at sexual debut was 18.6+4.53.
About a quarter (23.00%) had had sex with a partner 10
years younger an d 9.33% with a partner 10 years older.
34.51% of respondents gave gifts or favors for sex and
majority was to girlfriend (84.43%). 27.11% paid for sex
and 86.44% paid money to sex workers for sex out of
which 32.20% were regular at it.
Majority of respondents had had concurrent sexual
relations (60.43%). 44.21% of those married had
extramarital affairs. Almost all respondents (91.90%) had
sex in the last 3 months and of those who had sexual
relations in the last 3 months, majority had one partner
(50.23%) and had sexual relations with spouse (68.84%).
53.95% of those who had sex in the last week had it with
their spouses.
One-fifth (18.58%) took substance for sexual arousal and
majority took drugs for arousal (47.62%). Each one of the
respondents (100.00%) engaged in vaginal sex, 20.35%
anal and 7.08% oral.
This study shows that age affected age at sexual debut.
More of the respondent below the age of 30 years had
sexual debut before age 15 years (p=0.000). There's an
association between age and practice of inter-generational
sex, more of respondents below 30 years practiced inter-
generational sex (p=0.013). Also, age affected payment
for sex, as age increased, payment for sex reduced
(p=0.003). It is shown that age affected engaging in
concurrent sexual relations, increasing age results in
decreasing concurrent sexual relations (p=0.024).
There was an association between marital status and age
at sexual debut. More of the single respondents had sexual
debut before the age of 15 years (p=0.000). Also, marital
status affected the practice of inter-generational sex. More
of the single respondents practiced inter-generational sex
(p=0.001). There's also a significant association between
marital status and transactional sex. More of the single
respondents paid for sex (p=0.000). Marital status
affected ever having concurrent sexual relations. More of
the single respondent had ever had concurrent sexual
relations (p=0.004); a similar pattern is seen between
marital status and current concurrent sexual relations,
more of single respondents had current concurrent
relations (p=0.000).
This study shows that cigarette smoking habit affected
practice of inter-generational sex. More of those who
smoked practice inter-generational sex (p=0.015). There's
also an association between smoking and ever having
concurrent sexual relations. More of respondents who
smoked had ever had concurrent sexual relations
(p=0.000); a similar pattern is seen between smoking
cigarette and currently having concurrent sexual relations
(p=0.003). Also, smoking cigarette affected engagement
in anal sex, more of those who smoked engaged in anal sex
(p=0.039)
There's an association between smoking hemp and age at
sexual debut. More of the respondents who smoked hemp
had sexual debut before the age of 15 years (p=0.001).
Also, there's an association between smoking hemp and
practicing inter-generational sex. More of those who
smoke hemp practiced inter-generational sex (p=0.043);
similar association was seen between smoking hemp and
transactional sex. More of those who smoked hemp paid
for sex (p=0.004). There is also an association between
smoking hemp and ever having concurrent sexual
relations. More of those who smoked hemp had ever had
concurrent sexual relations (p=0.000); similar pattern is
also seen between smoking hemp and having current
concurrent sexual relations (p=0.000). This study also
shows that smoking hemp affected engagement in anal
sex. More of those who smoked hemp engage in anal sex
(p=0.004).
This study shows that alcohol consumption affected
practicing inter-generational sexual intercourse. More of
the respondent who took alcohol practices inter-
generational sex (p=0.010). Also, there's an association
between alcohol consumption and payment for sex. More
of those who took alcohol paid for sex (p=0.022). There's
also an association between alcohol consumption and
ever having concurrent sexual relations. More of the
respondents who took alcohol had ever had multiple
sexual relations running concurrently (p=0.000); similar
association is seen between alcohol consumption and
having current concurrent sexual relation. More of those
who took alcohol had current concurrent sexual relations
(p=0.000). Also, alcohol consumption is seen to have
affect engagement in anal sex. More of the respondents
who took alcohol practiced anal sex (p=0.010).
AMSUL Digest 2014