Benin girls have sexual intercourse earlier than boys

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Cotonou, Benin, August 20 (Infosplusgabon) - Benin girls have sexual intercourse earlier than boys, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis (INSAE).

 

"In Benin, women have their first sexual intercourse 1.4 years earlier than men. The median age at first sexual intercourse is 17.3 years among women aged 25-49 years old, compared to 18.7 years among men aged 25-49 years old," reveals the Fifth Demographic and Health Survey in Benin (EDSB-V, 2017-2018) conducted by INSAE.

 

The survey also indicates that in women, the median age at first sexual intercourse increases with educational attainment. On the other hand, for men, there is no clear association between the median age at first sexual intercourse and education.

 

The EDSB-V was carried out in the field from November 2017 to February 2018. During the survey, 15,928 women aged  between 15-49 years old in all selected households and 7,595 men aged between 15-64 years old in half of the selected households were interviewed.

 

Almost all of the information collected is representative at the national level and of the 12 departments, for the city of Cotonou and other cities and for the urban and rural areas.

 

 

 

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