Early sexual debut among young men in rural South Africa: heightened vulnerability to sexual risk?. Issue 3 (27th May 2005)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Early sexual debut among young men in rural South Africa: heightened vulnerability to sexual risk?. Issue 3 (27th May 2005)
- Main Title:
- Early sexual debut among young men in rural South Africa: heightened vulnerability to sexual risk?
- Authors:
- Harrison, A
Cleland, J
Gouws, E
Frohlich, J - Abstract:
- Abstract : Objective: This report examines early sexual debut (<age 15) among young men in rural South Africa including (1) risk behaviours at first sexual experience, and (2) age at first sex as a predictor of later sexual risk. Methods: Analysis of sexual behaviour data for men 15–24 years (n = 314) from representative cross sectional household survey. Results: 13.1% of 15–24 year old men experienced sexual debut before age 15. Men with sexual debut at less than age 15 were more likely to report risk behaviours at first sexual experience: no condom use (19%), a casual partner (26.8%), and not feeling they had been "ready and wanted to have sex" (19.5%). In multivariate analysis, early sexual debut was strongly associated with ⩾3 partners in the past 3 years (OR = 10.26, p<0.01). Conclusions: Men who initiate sex before age 15 form a distinct risk group in this setting. Specific interventions are needed for young men in the preteen years, before sexual debut.
- Is Part Of:
- Sexually transmitted infections. Volume 81:Issue 3(2005)
- Journal:
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Issue:
- Volume 81:Issue 3(2005)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 81, Issue 3 (2005)
- Year:
- 2005
- Volume:
- 81
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2005-0081-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 259
- Page End:
- 261
- Publication Date:
- 2005-05-27
- Subjects:
- sexual debut -- South Africa
Sexually transmitted diseases -- Periodicals
HIV infections -- Periodicals
616.951005 - Journal URLs:
- http://sti.bmj.com/ ↗
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/176/ ↗
http://www.bmj.com/archive ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1136/sti.2004.011486 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1368-4973
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