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Recent Trends in HIV-Related Knowledge and ... - Measure DHS

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Figure 3.5. Sexual behavior of youth 15-24, Rw<strong>and</strong>a 2005 <strong>and</strong> 201066 6561 615751242613114 42005 2010 2005 2010WomenMenHav<strong>in</strong>g sex before age 152005 2010 2005 2010WomenMenPrimary abst<strong>in</strong>ence(never had sex)2005 2010 2005 2010WomenMenSecondary abst<strong>in</strong>ence (ever hadsex, but not <strong>in</strong> the past year)Among young women, secondary abst<strong>in</strong>ence decl<strong>in</strong>ed significantly <strong>in</strong> urban areas (from 38 to 28percent) while it <strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong> rural areas (from 21 percent to 26 percent). It decl<strong>in</strong>ed among women age15-19 but <strong>in</strong>creased among those age 20-24 (from 18 percent to 21 percent). Among young men,secondary abst<strong>in</strong>ence decl<strong>in</strong>ed significantly <strong>in</strong> urban areas (from 60 to 46 percent) <strong>and</strong> among men age20-24 years (from 49 percent to 41 percent). However, changes <strong>in</strong> secondary abst<strong>in</strong>ence observe amongmen liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> rural areas were small (from 56 percent to 53 percent), <strong>and</strong> among younger men aged 15-19years (from 76 percent to 75 percent).16

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