TABLE 1. Percentage distribution of family planning clinic clients aged 14-26, by how frequently they believe they can assert various sexual rights
Sexual right and perceived frequency of assertiveness	% (N=904)
To make own decisions about sexual activity, regardless of partner's wishes
Never	9
Sometimes	13
Always	78
To make own decision about birth control, regardless of partner's wishes
Never	17
Sometimes	15
Always	69
To tell partner "I want to make love"
Never	9
Sometimes	30
Always	61
To tell partner "I do not want to make love"
Never	8
Sometimes	30
Always	62
To tell partner "I won't have sex without birth control"
Never	16
Sometimes	18
Always	66
To tell partner "I want to make love differently"
Never	16
Sometimes	34
Always	50
To masturbate to orgasm
Never	49
Sometimes	18
Always	33
To tell partner he is being too rough
Never	19
Sometimes	28
Always	53
To tell partner "I want to be hugged or cuddled without sex"
Never	8
Sometimes	30
Always	62
To tell relative "I am not comfortable being hugged or kissed in certain ways"
Never	27
Sometimes	15
Always	57
To ask partner if he has been examined for STDs
Never	15
Sometimes	13
Always	72
To stop foreplay at any time, including at he point of intercourse
Never	18
Sometimes	27
Always	55
To refuse to have sex even if she has enjoyed it with this partner before
Never	17
Sometimes	28
Always	55
Total	100

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