Malawi 2015-16

Table 4.7.2 Recent sexual activity: Men
Percent distribution of men age 15-49 by timing of last sexual intercourse, according to background
characteristics, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Timing of last sexual intercourse
Background
characteristic
Within the
past 4
weeks
Within 1
year 1
One or more
years
Never had
sexual
intercourse
Total
Number of
men
Age
15-19 18.3 19.9 14.8 46.9 100.0 1,818
20-24 47.5 27.9 15.3 9.4 100.0 1,408
25-29 74.7 18.0 6.0 1.3 100.0 1,022
30-34 83.6 12.5 3.2 0.7 100.0 925
35-39 82.4 13.7 3.2 0.8 100.0 882
40-44 85.8 10.8 2.6 0.8 100.0 624
45-49 80.8 12.3 6.6 0.3 100.0 450
Marital status
Never married 19.1 26.0 19.3 35.5 100.0 2,863
Married or living together 87.8 11.2 1.0 0.0 100.0 4,030
Divorced/separated/
widowed 32.5 43.2 24.0 0.2 100.0 235
Marital duration 2
0-4 years 85.0 14.1 0.9 0.0 100.0 873
5-9 years 87.0 12.0 1.0 0.0 100.0 624
10-14 years 87.7 11.5 0.8 0.0 100.0 522
15-19 years 88.0 11.6 0.4 0.0 100.0 340
20-24 years 85.4 12.0 2.7 0.0 100.0 210
25+ years 87.2 9.3 3.5 0.0 100.0 83
Married more than once 90.3 8.8 0.9 0.0 100.0 1,377
Residence
Urban 51.6 21.7 10.9 15.8 100.0 1,340
Rural 60.0 17.4 8.7 13.9 100.0 5,788
Region
Northern 55.1 19.6 8.0 17.3 100.0 922
Central 60.3 16.1 9.8 13.8 100.0 3,176
Southern 57.4 20.0 8.7 13.9 100.0 3,030
Education
No education 74.1 15.8 4.9 5.2 100.0 375
Primary 58.7 16.7 8.1 16.4 100.0 4,153
Secondary 53.9 21.0 11.5 13.6 100.0 2,249
More than secondary 66.0 20.4 9.9 3.7 100.0 351
Wealth quintile
Lowest 63.0 17.2 8.4 11.4 100.0 1,134
Second 64.7 16.2 7.1 12.0 100.0 1,325
Middle 59.7 18.2 7.9 14.3 100.0 1,409
Fourth 56.4 18.3 10.4 14.9 100.0 1,462
Highest 51.4 20.2 11.0 17.3 100.0 1,798
Total 15-49 58.4 18.2 9.1 14.3 100.0 7,128
50-54 77.2 13.7 9.1 0.0 100.0 350
Total 15-54 59.3 18.0 9.1 13.6 100.0 7,478
1
Excludes men who had sexual intercourse within the last 4 weeks.
2
Excludes men who are not currently married.
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