Experience of sexual intercourse and reported risk behaviour among an ethnically diverse sample of young people
| Autor: | Adrienne Testa, Lester Coleman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
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Gerontology Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent common Ethnic group Genital warts Risk-Taking Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires London Epidemiology Confidence Intervals Ethnicity Odds Ratio medicine Humans Students Reproductive health Chi-Square Distribution Unsafe Sex business.industry common.demographic_type Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Sexual intercourse Contraception Cross-Sectional Studies Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Erectile dysfunction Adolescent Behavior Female business Demography White British |
| Zdroj: | Sexual Health. 3:169 |
| ISSN: | 1448-5028 |
| DOI: | 10.1071/sh06004 |
| Popis: | Background: Certain Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups have been identified as bearing a disproportionate burden of sexual ill health in the UK. There still exists a significant gap in the evidence-base concerning the sexual behaviours of BME youth. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 16 secondary schools in London, where the proportion of BME students exceeded two-thirds of the intake. The aim was to identify the factors associated with sexual intercourse and sexual risk behaviours. Results: 2801 students aged 15 to 18 completed questionnaires. Compared with White British males, Black males were significantly more likely to report sexual intercourse (OR 3.04, 95% CI 1.92–4.81). Compared with White British females, Asian females were significantly less likely to report sexual intercourse (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.27–0.69). Both sexes reporting school as their main source of information, as opposed to their family, had a lower likelihood of intercourse (males OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.21–0.53, females OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.25–0.62). Compared with White British males, contraceptive use at first ever intercourse was significantly less likely among Black males (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.16–0.98) and males of Mixed ethnicity (OR 0.24, 95% CI 0.06–0.92). Among females, higher sexual health knowledge was associated with contraceptive use (OR 4.69, 95% CI 1.76–12.49). Males reporting higher sexual health knowledge were more likely to be ‘sexually competent’ at first ever intercourse (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.10–4.69). Conclusions: Given the importance of sexual health knowledge, ensuring this is improved among all ethnic groups, especially the Black and Mixed male groups, is a key message to arise from this study. Delivering this information in a ‘culturally competent’ manner is an important goal. |
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