Generational differences in current sexual behavior among Georgian reproductive-aged women

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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participant women

Characteristics	N	%
Age (years)
≤27	123	35.1
≥28	227	64.9
Residence
Tbilisi	205	58.6
Rustavi	52	14.9
Batumi	93	26.6
Marital status
Single	89	25.4
Married	201	57.4
Divorced	34	9.7
Widow	6	1.7
Free union	16	4.6
Missing	4	1.1
Education level
High school	49	14.0
Vocational education	63	18.0
University/college	238	68.0
Employment status (currently working)
Yes	195	55.7
No	155	44.3
Monthly personal income (in GEL)
≤500	91	46.7
>500	81	41.5
Missing	23	11.8
Ethnicity
Georgian	314	89.7
Armenian	14	4.0
Azeri	22	6.3
Religion
Orthodox	316	90.3
None	3	0.9
Other	31	8.8
The importance of religion
Very important	188	53.7
Somewhat important/not important	160	45.7
Missing	2	0.6

Table 2 Behavioral characteristics of study participant women

Characteristics	N	%
Tobacco use
Currently	62	17.7
Yes, past history	75	21.4
Never	210	60.0
Missing	3	0.9
Alcohol use
Currently	45	12.9
Yes, past history	14	4.0
Never	288	82.2
Missing	3	0.9
Ever had sexual intercourse
Yes	273	78.0
No	77	22.0
Reasons for not having sexual intercourse
Not ready	21	27.3
Not have opportunity	9	11.7
Sex before marriage is wrong	30	39.0
Sexual activities outside marriage are not appropriate for the religious way of life	25	32.5
Plan to wait until marriage/engagement	77	75.3
Currently have a spouse or other permanent (regular) sex partner
Yes	229	83.9
No	40	14.7
Missing	4	1.5
Partner’s status at first sexual intercourse
Spouse	234	85.7
Boyfriend	32	11.7
One-night stand	3	1.1
Missing	4	1.5
Number of your lifetime sexual partners
1	211	77.3
>1	37	13.6
Missing	25	9.2
Abortion
Yes	132	53.7
No	114	46.3
Missing	27	9.9
Contraceptive use
Yes	216	79.1
No	56	20.5
Missing	1	0.4
Family planning methods (FPM)
Condoms	131	48.2
Pill	87	32.0
IUD (intrauterine device)	56	20.6
Injections	6	2.2
Implants	6	2.2
Natural/safe period (withdrawal, fertility awareness)	28	10.3
Lactational amenorrhea method	7	2.6
Seen male condoms
Yes	289	82.6
No	54	15.4
Missing	7	2.0
FPM use with current partner
Yes	159	69.4
No	69	30.1
Missing	1	0.4
Condom use with current partner
Yes	129	98.5
No	2	1.5
The purpose of condom use last time
Prevent pregnancies	106	82.2
Prevent pregnancies and to prevent HIV/other STIs	18	13.9
Missing	5	3.9
Ever discussed FPM with current partner?
Yes	149	65.1
No	75	32.8
Missing	5	2.2
STI history
Yes	27	9.9
No	242	88.6
Missing	4	1.5
Favorite source of information on sexual and reproductive health
Mother	37	10.6
Sister	13	3.7
Other family members	13	3.7
Books	73	20.9
Friends	104	29.7
Physician	236	67.4

Table 3 Association of early sexual intercourse with different factors among women of reproductive age in Georgia

Demographic and occupational factors	N	Having sexual intercourse at younger age (≤21)	Bivariate prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% CI	Adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) and 95% CI
Age group
≤27	75	57 (76.00)	1.68 (1.37,2.06)	0.27(0.12,0.57)
≥28	191	86 (45.00)	1	1
Education level
College/university	92	69 (75.00)	1.76 (1.43,2.14)	0.23 (0.11,0.44)
High school	174	74 (42.50)	1	1
Marital Status
Married	194	92 (47.40)	1	1
Other	72	51 (70.80)	1.8 (1.22,2.64)	2.8 (1.3,6.0)
Partner’s status at first intercourse
Spouse	231	114 (49.40)	1	1
Other	35	29 (82.90)	2.95 (1.41,6.18)	1.52 (0.45,5.10)
Number of lifetime sexual partners
1	211	106 (50.20)	1	1
>1	27	27 (73.00)	1.84 (1.06,3.18)	2.16 (0.81,5.78)
Religion
Orthodox	236	119 (50.40)	1	1
Other	30	24 (80.00)	2.47 (1.19,5.12)	4.01 (1.17,13.68)
The importance of religion
Very important	146	69 (47.30)	1	1
Somewhat important	118	74 (62.70)	1.41 (1.06,1.87)	0.98 (0.51,1.88)