Age and sexual partnerships reported by men and women socialising at PLACE venues in Karaganda in 2002 and 2003 compared with those reported by a nationally representative DHS sample in Kazakhstan in 1999
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karaganda City | Kazakhstan | Karaganda City | Kazakhstan | |||
| PLACE 2002 (n = 897) | PLACE 2003 (n = 458) | DHS 1999 (n = 1297) | PLACE 2002 (n = 752) | PLACE 2003 (n = 420) | DHS 1999 (n = 4318) | |
| Age (% distribution) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 42.3 | 45.6 | 19.9 | 56.4 | 47.4 | 22.4 |
| 25–39 | 48.4 | 43.0 | 44.8 | 34.0 | 45.6 | 49.7 |
| 40+ | 9.3 | 11.4 | 35.3 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 27.9 |
| Not sexually active in past 12 months (%) | ||||||
| 18–24 years | 3.6 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 44.2 |
| All ages | 3.2 | 1.7 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 2+ partners in past 12 months (%) | ||||||
| 18–24 years | 71.8 | 82.0 | 25.3 | 62.9 | 82.5 | 3.1 |
| All ages | 67.6 | 75.7 | 14.6 | 56.4 | 63.4 | 2.1 |
| New partner in past 12 months (%) | ||||||
| 18–24 years | 76.0 | 87.0 | 45.3 | 65.7 | 84.1 | 8.4 |
| All ages | 70.8 | 78.4 | 20.6 | 59.2 | 65.3 | 4.7 |