Early patterns of sexual activity: age cohort differences in Australia
| Autor: | Michael P. Dunne, Michelle D. Cook, Jackob M. Najman, Frances M. Boyle, David M. Purdie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Gerontology
Sexually transmitted disease Adult Male Adolescent Sexual Behavior Population Dermatology law.invention Cohort Studies Condoms Interviews as Topic Random Allocation Age Distribution Condom law Medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Sex Distribution education Contraception Behavior Reproductive health education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Australia Coitus Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged Infectious Diseases Family planning Cohort Female business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | International journal of STDAIDS. 14(11) |
| ISSN: | 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | Patterns of first sexual activity among Australians born between the 1940s and 1980s were analysed using data from a national telephone survey of 1784 adults (876 males; 908 females). Sixty-one percent of those randomly selected from the Australian electoral roll and contactable by telephone responded. Many trends, including earlier first intercourse - from 20 to 18 years (females) and 18.8 to 17.8 years (males) - were established with the 40-49 year cohort, whose sexual debut was in the late 1960s-70s. Significant age-cohort effects saw women in the contemporary (18-29 year) cohort draw level with males for age at first intercourse and first sex before age 16 and before leaving school. First intercourse contraceptive use climbed from 30% to 80%. Condom use quadrupled to 70%. Australian age-cohort effects are remarkably consistent with those in similar western cultures: gender convergence in sexual experience and increasing avoidance of sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy. If such trends continue, positive long-term outcomes for health and social wellbeing should result. |
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