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Sex Transm Infect 85:i72-i80 doi:10.1136/sti.2008.033985
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Reported number of sexual partners: comparison of data from four African longitudinal studies

Table 3 Total partnerships reported in past 12 months by non-virgin men and women in each survey in each site
Site Survey year Partnerships reported by non-virgin particpants Male/female reporting ratio
By men By women Ratio of means
Total (mean) Total (mean)
Masaka
1996/7 1395 (1.55) 993 (1.03) 1.50
1998/9 1939 (1.66) 1290 (1.06) 1.57
1999/00 2785 (1.68) 2034 (1.05) 1.60
2000/1 2979 (1.68) 2150 (1.04) 1.62
2001/2 2704 (1.62) 2194 (1.04) 1.56
2002/3 2441 (1.54) 2063 (1.04) 1.48
2003/4 2422 (1.51) 2154 (1.05) 1.44
2004/5 2147 (1.52) 1928 (1.03) 1.48
2005/6 2177 (1.57) 1938 (1.03) 1.52
Manicaland
1998/00 6582 (1.90) 4222 (1.02) 1.86
2001/3 3695 (1.38) 3477 (0.98) 1.41
2003/5 6758 (1.46) 7088 (0.92) 1.59
Umkhanyakude
2003/4 8031 (1.56) 13870 (0.85) 1.84
2005 6136 (1.26) 14460 (0.85) 1.48
2006 5598 (1.23) 13335 (0.83) 1.48
2007 3970 (1.19) 10836 (0.82) 1.45
Rakai
1999/00 9060 (1.76) 7120 (1.08) 1.63
2000/1 9742 (1.80) 7372 (1.07) 1.68
2001/2 11394 (1.83) 8289 (1.09) 1.68
2002/3 7643 (1.78) 6128 (1.06) 1.68
2003/4 7096 (1.74) 6268 (1.06) 1.64
2005/6 8089 (1.74) 7013 (1.07) 1.63

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