Early sexual activity of delinquent adolescents.
J Adolesc Health Care
; 10(5): 398-403, 1989 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2808084
ABSTRACT
PIP: Sexual experiences of 1255 adolescents admitted to a juvenile detention facility were assessed through their responses to a health history questionnaire. More than 80% reported sexual experience. Age at 1st intercourse acknowledged by females was early (mean 13 years) but rarely prepubertal and was similar for blacks and nonblacks. Males commonly reported beginning sexual experience before age 10 years (40% in blacks and 20% in nonblacks). Sexual activity continued in most, with 73% of the sexually experienced teens reporting intercourse in the month prior to admission. Reports of recent sexual activity increased with age in all race/gender groups. For females, 26% reported sexual misuse compared to 2% of the males. Willingness to answer questions about sexual experiences varied with the question and increased with age. Prepubertal sexual activity is a more common phenomenon than is generally acknowledged. To what extent the experiences reported in our study represent the norm for behavior among individuals of similar background requires further study. This information is derived from a record review of juveniles who presented between May 1981 and September 1986 to a facility serving 11 rural and suburban North Central Florida counties.
Palavras-chave
Adolescents; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Blacks; Coitus; Cultural Background; Data Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Ethnic Groups; Florida; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Premarital Sex Behavior; Puberty; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sex Behavior; Sex Factors; Time Factors; United States; Whites; Youth
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Delinquência Juvenil
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article