National tables. Lifestyles: number of nights spent away from home. Percentages Persons 18 to 49 years by HIV/AIDS prevention methods, opinion on efficiency, sex and no. of nights spent away from home because of work/studies in the last 12 months Units: percentages Both sexes Males Females Total At least 1 a month Less than 1 a month Total At least 1 a month Less than 1 a month Total At least 1 a month Less than 1 a month Wash after having sexual relations Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 21.39 20.86 21.50 23.30 22.68 23.47 19.43 17.14 19.71 Not effective 78.61 79.14 78.50 76.70 77.32 76.53 80.57 82.86 80.29 Choose partners correctly Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 64.76 65.94 64.53 68.64 68.20 68.77 60.73 61.35 60.65 Not effective 35.24 34.06 35.47 31.36 31.80 31.23 39.27 38.65 39.35 Have few partners Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 45.03 45.54 44.93 46.45 46.23 46.51 43.56 44.13 43.49 Not effective 54.97 54.46 55.07 53.55 53.77 53.49 56.44 55.87 56.51 Use a male condom Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 96.79 96.36 96.87 97.35 96.15 97.69 96.20 96.79 96.13 Not effective 3.21 3.64 3.13 2.65 3.85 2.31 3.80 3.21 3.87 Use spermicides Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 18.30 19.68 18.02 19.47 20.53 19.16 17.12 17.97 17.01 Not effective 81.70 80.32 81.98 80.53 79.47 80.84 82.88 82.03 82.99 Ask partner to have an AIDS test Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 70.30 69.65 70.43 68.33 65.98 68.99 72.32 77.04 71.72 Not effective 29.70 30.35 29.57 31.67 34.02 31.01 27.68 22.96 28.28 Have an AIDS test frequently Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 61.52 61.31 61.57 61.99 60.91 62.29 61.04 62.14 60.90 Not effective 38.48 38.69 38.43 38.01 39.09 37.71 38.96 37.86 39.10 Ask partners about their sexual history Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 42.57 42.06 42.67 40.49 39.68 40.71 44.71 46.91 44.44 Not effective 57.43 57.94 57.33 59.51 60.32 59.29 55.29 53.09 55.56 Use a female condom Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Effective 55.02 56.17 54.79 54.63 55.45 54.40 55.42 57.65 55.14 Not effective 44.98 43.83 45.21 45.37 44.55 45.60 44.58 42.35 44.86 Notes: Data corresponding to cells with less than 45,000 persons must be used with caution, because they may be affected by high sample errors. Source: National Statistics Institute