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Table 13.13 Premarital sexual intercourse among young people<br />

Among never-married women and men age 15-24, percentage who have never had sexual<br />

intercourse, according to background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Women age 15-24 Men age 15-24<br />

Percentage who<br />

have never had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

Number of<br />

never-married<br />

women<br />

Percentage who<br />

have never had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

Number of<br />

never-married<br />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-19 65.6 3,851 48.5 1,757<br />

15-17 72.6 2,815 57.4 1,150<br />

18-19 46.8 1,037 31.7 607<br />

20-24 30.2 976 15.9 829<br />

20-22 33.5 747 15.8 634<br />

23-24 19.8 229 <strong>16</strong>.0 195<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 52.6 1,<strong>16</strong>7 41.2 497<br />

Rural 60.4 3,661 37.3 2,089<br />

Region<br />

Northern 71.2 477 46.8 329<br />

Central 61.8 2,159 37.6 1,124<br />

Southern 52.4 2,191 36.0 1,133<br />

Education<br />

No education 53.9 80 (34.7) 40<br />

Primary 64.3 2,759 42.0 1,591<br />

Secondary 52.6 1,800 32.6 895<br />

More than secondary 31.6 188 (17.5) 60<br />

Total 58.5 4,827 38.1 2,586<br />

Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases.<br />

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