Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Associated Variables

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The purpose of this study was to identify sexual activity among adolescents by grade, gender, number of partners, and contraceptive use, and to determine the association of intercourse with condom use, alcohol consumption, smoking, and AIDS/HIV education. Of the total (N=568) 9th-12th grade respondents, 56.8 percent reported having had sexual intercourse (33.5 percent − 9th) (58.9 percent − 10th) (68.5 percent − 11th) (71.6 percent − 12th). Although more males than females reported having had sexual intercourse, no significant difference was noted when comparing males and females in each grade level by the number of lifetime sexual partners or sexual partners for the past three months. Approximately 25 percent of the adolescents reported use of alcohol during their last intercourse, and five percent indicated use of both alcohol and other drugs. About 22 percent responded that no contraception was used or that the adolescents were not sure if anything was used. Sexually active adolescents were significantly (p < 0.05) more likely to consume alcohol and to smoke. No significant difference was found for use of condoms between those who had AIDS/HIV education and those who had not, except that those who had AIDS/HIV education were less likely to have multiple partners.

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