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Table 3 Estimated probability of condom use per sex act

From: Explaining inconsistencies between data on condom use and condom sales

Country

Year

Sex

Marital Status

N of Cases

Estimation Method

     

Self-Reported Frequency of Use (p 1)

Proportion Using at Last Intercourse (p 2)

Proportion Using Day Before Interview (p 3)

Kenya

1998

Men

Unmarried

1,644

-.-

40.8%

40.3%

   

Married

1,763

-.-

9.1%

4.9%

   

All

3,407

-.-

21.1%

18.3%

  

Women

Unmarried

3,034

-.-

17.2%

0.0%

   

Married

4,847

-.-

5.2%

3.0%

   

All

7,881

-.-

7.7%

2.4%

Nigeria

1999

Men

Unmarried

1,072

-.-

39.2%

0.0%

   

Married

1,608

-.-

6.1%

9.2%

   

All

2,680

-.-

14.6%

6.9%

  

Women

Unmarried

4,002

-.-

22.1%

7.9%

   

Married

5,808

-.-

2.9%

5.4%

   

All

9,810

-.-

5.8%

5.8%

Tanzania

1996

Men

Unmarried

985

-.-

34.5%

15.9%

   

Married

1,268

-.-

5.5%

2.3%

   

All

2,256

-.-

13.3%

6.0%

  

Women

Unmarried

2,715

-.-

16.1%

6.2%

   

Married

5,404

-.-

2.0%

1.0%

   

All

8,120

-.-

4.2%

1.8%

 

1999

Men

Unmarried

1,544

-.-

33.1%

23.4%

   

Married

1,998

-.-

7.9%

3.2%

   

All

3,542

-.-

15.7%

9.5%

  

Women

Unmarried

1,421

-.-

20.6%

7.5%

   

Married

2,608

-.-

3.8%

3.4%

   

All

4,029

-.-

7.3%

4.3%

Zimbabwe

1994

Men

Unmarried

1,126

46.0%

53.6%

35.7%

   

Married

1,015

13.9%

12.1%

6.8%

   

All

2,141

25.8%

27.5%

17.5%

  

Women

Unmarried

2,349

31.8%

30.7%

19.1%

   

Married

3,777

5.6%

5.9%

5.0%

   

All

6,128

10.7%

10.7%

7.7%

 

1999

Men

Unmarried

1,406

-.-

65.6%

63.6%

   

Married

1,203

-.-

8.5%

5.1%

   

All

2,609

-.-

28.5%

25.5%

  

Women

Unmarried

2,354

-.-

32.6%

19.7%

   

Married

3,553

-.-

4.4%

1.9%

   

All

5,907

-.-

10.3%

5.6%

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