Table 7 Highest rates of women and men who initiated sexual intercourse before 15 (of ages 15–19), p-value ≤ 0.10
Country | Income Category | Coefficient | p-val | Sig | Start Rate (yo) | End Rate (ye) | Start Year | End Year | Category based on end value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Women | |||||||||
 Increasing trend | |||||||||
  Colombia | Upper-middle | 0.4 | 0.001 | * | 5.6 | 15.5 | 1990 | 2015 | medium |
  Dominican Republic | Upper-middle | 0.35 | 0.006 | * | 7.8 | 16.8 | 1991 | 2013 | high |
  Bolivia | Low-middle | 0.21 | 0.046 | * | 4.6 | 7.3 | 1994 | 2008 | low |
 Decreasing trend | |||||||||
  Uganda | Low | -0.57 | 0.057 | * | 23.8 | 10.3 | 1995 | 2016 | medium |
  Cameroon | Low-middle | -0.51 | 0.026 | * | 23.6 | 11.9 | 1991 | 2018 | medium |
  Sierra Leone | Low | -0.5 | 0.067 | * | 22.3 | 16.8 | 2008 | 2019 | high |
 No trend | |||||||||
  Mozambique | Low | -0.32 | 0.172 |  | 28.6 | 24.5 | 1997 | 2015 | high |
  Niger | Low | 0.14 | 0.907 |  | 29.8 | 22.8 | 1992 | 2012 | high |
  Cote d'Ivoire | Low-middle | -0.55 | 0.213 |  | 31.9 | 20.8 | 1994 | 2012 | high |
- Men | |||||||||
 Increasing trend | |||||||||
  Liberia | Low | 0.06 | 0.063 | * | 8.6 | 9.4 | 2007 | 2020 | low |
 Decreasing trend | |||||||||
  Namibia | Upper-middle | -1.39 | 0.099 | * | 31.3 | 13.4 | 2000 | 2013 | medium |
  Zambia | Low | -0.98 | 0.054 | * | 39.3 | 16.3 | 1996 | 2018 | medium |
  Kenya | Low-middle | -0.84 | 0.037 | * | 31.7 | 19.6 | 1998 | 2014 | medium |
 No trend | |||||||||
  Haiti | Low-middle | 0.52 | 0.455 |  | 20.1 | 31.6 | 1995 | 2017 | high |
  Dominican Republic | Upper-middle | 0.44 | 0.241 |  | 23.0 | 28.3 | 1996 | 2013 | high |
  Mozambique | Low | -0.16 | 0.782 |  | 23.5 | 26.5 | 1997 | 2015 | high |