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13.11.2 Knowledge of Condom Sources among Young AdultsCondom use among young adults plays an important role in preventing the transmission of HIVand other sexually transmitted infections, as well as preventing unwanted pregnancies. Knowledge of asource for condoms enables young adults to obtain and use condoms. Table 13.18 shows that 85 percentof young women and 88 percent of young men know a source where they can get condoms. Theproportion of young people who know where to get condoms increases with level of education and wealthquintile.13.11.3 Age at First SexSince HIV transmission in Swaziland occurs predominantly through heterosexual intercoursebetween an infected and a non-infected person, age at first intercourse marks the point at which mostindividuals first risk exposure to the virus. Table 13.19 shows the proportion of women and men in the15-24 age cohort who had sex before age 15 and before age 18. Seven percent of young women andTable 13.19 Age at first sexual intercourse among youthPercentage of young women and of young men age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse before age 15 and percentage of youngwomen and of young men age 18-24 who had sexual intercourse before age 18, by background characteristics, Swaziland 2006-07BackgroundcharacteristicWomen age 15-24 Women age 18-24 Men age 15-24 Men age 18-24PercentagePercentagePercentagewho hadwho hadwho hadsexualsexualsexualintercourseintercourseintercourseNumber of before Number of before Number of beforewomen age 18 women age 15 men age 18Percentagewho hadsexualintercoursebeforeage 15Number ofmenAge15-19 7.4 1,274 na na 4.9 1,323 na na15-17 7.8 788 na na 4.9 867 na na18-19 6.7 485 51.1 485 4.9 456 29.3 45620-24 6.4 1,046 46.3 1,046 4.7 886 36.7 88620-22 7.6 668 46.3 668 5.3 582 37.0 58223-24 4.2 379 46.4 379 3.5 304 36.2 304Marital statusNever married 5.8 1,867 41.7 1,100 4.8 2,128 33.6 1,261Ever married 11.6 452 63.6 431 5.7 81 42.9 81Knows condom source 1Yes 7.0 1,982 48.2 1,382 4.9 1,945 34.9 1,244No 6.7 338 44.2 149 4.2 264 25.4 98ResidenceUrban 4.9 543 44.1 409 5.7 447 37.5 314Rural 7.5 1,776 49.2 1,123 4.6 1,762 33.2 1,028RegionHhohho 8.1 574 48.2 382 4.7 509 34.7 317Manzini 5.4 780 44.7 521 4.8 737 35.0 472Shiselweni 5.8 520 44.9 340 3.6 521 33.1 300Lubombo 9.5 446 56.6 288 6.3 443 33.4 253EducationNo education 37.8 86 81.3 72 13.3 81 38.2 61Lower primary 17.5 138 69.7 86 6.1 280 39.0 133Higher primary 8.8 636 64.5 334 4.4 629 32.3 276Secondary 4.1 972 47.2 603 3.6 760 32.5 449High school 2.0 431 27.5 380 4.4 405 33.5 370Tertiary 0.0 57 16.5 56 9.5 53 45.9 53Wealth quintileLowest 11.7 378 55.4 240 5.1 357 33.6 198Second 9.0 414 55.8 269 4.2 406 28.2 235Middle 5.2 462 49.6 299 5.1 518 32.9 314Fourth 5.5 537 44.0 354 4.3 504 39.1 320Highest 4.9 528 39.4 369 5.3 425 35.5 275Total 6.9 2,320 47.8 1,531 4.8 2,209 34.2 1,3421Friends, family members, and home are not considered a source for condoms.na = Not availableHIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour | 207