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Table 2 Different themes of boys’ and girls’ worries according to age groups (June – December 2011)

From: An innovative approach to using both cellphones and the radio to identify young people’s sexual concerns in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Major concerns

Distribution by sex and age groups

Total

14 years or less (N)

15-19 years (N)

20-24 years (N)

25 years and over (N)

Girls N(%)

Boys N(%)

Girl N(%)

Boys N(%)

Girls N(%)

Boys N(%)

Girls N(%)

Boys N(%)

Girls N(%)

Boys N(%)

Menstrual cycle

 

Troubles and menses calculation

13(1,5)

0(0,0)

105(12,0)

2(0,5)

71(8,0)

6(1,5)

20(2,5)

8(2,0)

209(24%)

16( 4%)

Emotional life

 

Love Relationships

17(2,0)

0(0,0)

79(9,0)

27(7,5)

29(3,1)

28(7,8)

8(0,9)

10(2,7)

133(15%)

65(18%)

Virginity

0(0,0)

0(0,0)

57(6,5)

0(0,0)

42(5,0)

0(0,0)

22(2,5)

0(0,0)

121(14%)

0(0%)

Practices related to sexuality

 

Intimate (sex) Practices

4(0,5)

0(0,0)

63(7,3)

16(4,5)

49(5,5)

35(9,5)

19(2,2)

18(5,0)

135(15,5%)

69(19%)

Intimate Care

1(0,1)

0(0,0)

13(1,5)

0(0,0)

11(1,1)

0(0,0)

3(0,3)

0(0,0)

28(3%)

0(0%)

Masturbations

0(0,0)

4(1,1)

6(0,7)

28(7,7)

7(0,8)

34(9,4)

1(0,1)

14(3,8)

14(1,6%)

80(22%)

Genital infections and HIV matters

 

Infections

0(0,0)

0(0,0)

36(4,1)

8(2,0)

29(3,3)

12(3,2)

17(2,0)

07(1,8)

82 (9,4%)

27(7%)

Condomns/ HIV(use)

0(0,0)

2(0,5)

14(1,5)

12(3,0)

18(2,0)

19(5,0)

8(0,9)

6(1,5)

40 (4,4%)

39(10%)

About conception

 

Abortions

0(0,0)

0(0,0)

5(0,6)

0(0,0)

20(2,2)

0(0,0)

15(1,7)

0(0,0)

40(4,5%)

0(0%)

Pregnancies/ Fertility

0(0,0)

0(0,0)

7(0,6)

0(0,0)

14(1,5)

6(1,6)

4(0,4)

0(0,0)

25(2,6%)

6(1,6%)

Body shape (about)

 

About breasts (size)

0(0,0)

0(0,0)

11(1,2)

0(0,0)

14(1,6)

0(0,0)

2(0,2)

0(0,0)

27(3%)

0(0%)

Penis size

0(0,0)

2(0,5)

0(0,0)

15(4,0)

0(0,0)

11(3,0)

0(0,0)

8(2,5)

0(0%)

36(10%)

Others issues a

3(0,3)

0(0,0)

4(0,5)

3(0,5)

13(1,5)

6(1,5)

6(0,7)

4(1,0)

26(3%)

13(3%)

Total

38(5%)

08(2%)

399(45%)

116(31%)

318(36%)

165(45%)

125(14%)

81(22%)

880(100%)

370(100%)

  1. aOthers issues = Inbreeding relationships, Homosexuality, Pornography ,Cysts / Myoma.