Prevalence of Sexual Initiation Before Age 13 Years Among Male Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite similar sexual activity rates among male and female adolescents, males are more likely to have their first sexual intercourse before age 13 years. The developmental needs and pathways to healthy trajectories for young males remain unknown.

Objective

To examine the prevalence of sexual intercourse before age 13 years among male adolescents; the variation by race/ethnicity, location, and maternal educational level; and the wantedness of this first sexual experience.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis was conducted from September 2017 to June 2018, using pooled 2011, 2013, and 2015 data from the school-based Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) and the 2006 to 2015 data of males aged 15 to 24 years from the house

SUBMITTER: Lindberg LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6547075 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature