Table 2 Risky Sexual Behaviors of Seasonal Migrant Laborers at Metema Farm Areas, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 756)
Characteristic | Number of respondents | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Never had sex | 174 | 23.0 |
Had ever sex | 582 | 77.0 |
Age at first sex (mean ± s.d., 18.8 ± 2.3) (n = 582) | ||
• Before age 15 | 3 | 0.5 |
• At age 15 or later | 579 | 99.5 |
Ever had non-marital sex in the last 6Â months | ||
 Yes | 397 | 68.2 |
Ever consumed alcohol during the last non-marital sex (n = 397) | ||
 Yes | 296 | 74.6 |
Number of non-marital sex partners in the past 6 months (mean ± s.d. 2.9 ± 0.7) (n = 397) | ||
 1 | 124 | 31.2 |
 2 | 183 | 46.1 |
 3+ | 90 | 22.7 |
Type of non-marital sex partners | ||
 Commercial sex workers | 293 | 73.8 |
 Girlfriend/causal partner | 104 | 26.2 |
Ever paid money for sex, in the past 6 months (n = 582) | ||
 Yes | 283 | 48.6 |
Ever used a condom (n = 582) | ||
 Yes | 247 | 42.4 |
Consistency of condom use (n = 247) | ||
 Use condom every time/consistently | 132 | 53.4 |
 Use condom most times | 34 | 13.8 |
 Use condom sometimes | 81 | 32.8 |
Used condom at last non-marital sex (=397) | ||
 Yes | 202 | 50.9 |
Consistency of condom use during non-marital sex (n = 202) | ||
 Use condoms every time/consistently | 128 | 90.2 |
 Use condoms most times | 22 | 2.9 |
 Use condoms sometimes | 52 | 6.9 |
Reason for not using condoms at non-marital sex (n = 195) | ||
 Prefer skin to skin | 167 | 85.6 |
 I trust her | 16 | 8.2 |
 She may think I am HIV-positive | 5 | 2.6 |
 Condoms not available | 7 | 3.6 |
Use condom at each marital sex episode (n = 258) | ||
 Yes | 17 | 6.6 |
Ever discuss HIV/AIDS with wife/regular partner (n = 258) | ||
 Yes | 156 | 60.5 |
 No | 102 | 39.5 |
Reason for not discussing HIV/AIDS with spouse | ||
 Uncomfortable /difficult to discuss | 79 | 81 |
 It is not something to discuss | 23 | 19 |