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Table 13.8.2 Multiple sexual partners and higher-risk sexual intercourse in the past 12 months: MenAmong men age 15-49 who had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months, the percentage who had intercourse with more than one partner andthe percentage who had higher-risk sexual intercourse in the past 12 months, and among those having higher-risk intercourse in the past 12months, the percentage reporting that a condom was used at last higher-risk intercourse, and the mean number of sexual partners during hislifetime for men who ever had sexual intercourse, by background characteristics, and percentage of men age 50 and over reporting higher-risksexual intercourse and condom use during last higher-risk intercourse and mean number of lifetime sexual partners among older men who everhad sexual intercourse, Swaziland 2006-07BackgroundcharacteristicAmong men who had sexualintercourse in the past 12 months:Percentagewho had 2+partners inthe past12 monthsPercentagewho hadhigher-riskintercourse inthe past12 months 1NumberofmenAmong men who had2+ partners in thepast 12 months:Percentagewho reportedusing acondomduring lastsexualintercourseNumberofmenAmong men who hadhigher-risk intercoursein the past 12 months:Percentagewho reportedusing acondomat lasthigher-riskintercourse 1NumberofmenAmong men whoever had sexualintercourseMeannumberof sexualpartnersinlifetimeAge15-24 28.5 91.9 755 66.7 215 70.4 694 4.0 94815-19 25.7 97.5 196 (74.8) 50 68.8 191 2.7 28120-24 29.5 90.0 559 64.3 165 71.1 503 4.5 66725-29 26.8 63.9 523 61.2 140 71.0 334 6.3 55430-39 19.3 40.7 723 50.3 139 65.0 294 8.0 72040-49 15.1 25.0 477 26.2 72 53.1 120 10.0 460Marital statusNever married 29.4 97.8 1,120 70.2 330 69.5 1,096 5.3 1,388Married or living together 17.9 17.7 1,203 33.7 215 70.2 212 7.8 1,110Divorced/separated/widowed 14.8 86.6 155 (64.9) 23 52.3 134 9.1 184ResidenceUrban 21.4 53.1 873 63.9 186 74.2 463 6.8 887Rural 23.7 61.0 1,605 52.4 381 65.1 979 6.5 1,796RegionHhohho 18.9 51.3 699 54.6 132 73.2 359 6.5 722Manzini 25.4 63.1 807 63.0 205 69.0 509 6.3 904Shiselweni 23.9 64.8 436 58.1 104 64.3 283 6.0 500Lubombo 23.4 54.4 536 45.1 126 63.6 292 7.8 557EducationNo education 17.1 40.2 233 (32.3) 40 54.9 93 8.0 256Lower primary 17.6 56.7 264 32.7 46 52.5 150 6.9 280Higher primary 22.3 60.4 483 49.8 108 57.4 292 6.2 536Secondary 25.7 66.3 631 62.8 162 70.7 418 6.8 694High school 27.1 65.2 572 66.1 155 77.7 373 5.4 627Tertiary 18.9 39.3 295 57.9 56 85.0 116 7.9 290Wealth quintileLowest 22.8 56.1 326 42.8 74 55.9 183 7.1 369Second 24.6 60.0 338 49.8 83 57.6 203 7.3 383Middle 23.0 65.7 469 49.9 108 65.3 309 5.9 525Fourth 22.3 61.4 594 65.0 133 71.1 364 5.4 642Highest 22.5 51.1 752 62.2 169 78.6 384 7.5 763Total 15-49 22.9 58.2 2,478 56.2 567 68.0 1,442 6.6 2,683Total 50 + 10.1 9.9 324 (19.7) 33 (35.3) 32 9.9 375Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases.1Sexual intercourse with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partnerNumberofmenTwo percent of women and 23 percent of men age 15-49 who had sex in the 12 months precedingthe survey had sex with two or more partners. Figures are half that for those age 50 and over (1 percent ofwomen and 10 percent of men). Just over half of women and men age 15-49 with two or more partnersreported using a condom the last time they had sex (55 percent of women and 68 percent of men).Sexual intercourse with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner is not uncommon. Forty-fourpercent of women and 58 percent of men age 15-49 who had sex in the 12 months preceding the surveyreported having had sex with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner. This higher-risk sexual behaviour isless common among adults age 50 and over (12 percent of women and 10 percent of men)...HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour | 195