Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

Youth Indicator 8
Consistent condom use with
non-commercial partners
Definition
Numerator :
Number of male/female
respondents who used a
condom every time they had
sex with any non-commercial
partner in the past 12 months
Denominator : Number of male/female
respondents who have
had sex with at least one
non-commercial partner in
the past 12 months.
Strengths and weaknesses
The measure shares the strengths and
weaknesses of other measures of consistent
condom use (such as Adult Indicator 8 and
Adult Indicator 9) In addition, it does not
distinguish between partner types. It should
therefore be presented together with Youth
Indicator 12.
Measurement tools
Youth questionnaire
Q406
What it measures
This provides a measure of consistent
condom use. It is similar to Youth Indicator 8.
How to measure it
Unmarried respondents aged 15-24 are
asked about sex with different partner types,
and those who report either commercial or
non-commercial partners (or both) are further
asked about the frequency of their condom
use with each partner type. Those who
report always using condoms with all the
non-commercial partners they report having
sex with in the last 12 months form the
numerator. The denominator is all respondents
who report any non-commercial sexual
partner over the last 12 months.
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