Young age at first intercourse and risk-taking behaviours--a study of nearly 65 000 women in four Nordic countries

Olesen, Tina Bech; Jensen, Kirsten Egebjerg; Nygård, Mari; Tryggvadóttír, Laufey; Sparén, Pär; Hansen, Bo T.; Liaw, Kai Li; Kjær, Susanne K.

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“…Younger age at first sexual intercourse is associated with increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases and risk-taking behavior, such as smoking and binge drinking. 27 Prematurity on the other hand is associated with personality profiles in adulthood characterized by over-controlling or inhibited tendencies, such as cautiousness, dutifulness, and fewer risk-taking or fun-seeking behaviors. 18,26,[28][29][30] Adolescents who have over-controlling tendencies have fewer intimate relationships, 31 and individuals who have inhibited tendencies have lower likelihood of having a stable romantic partner in young adulthood and get involved with such relationships later than control subjects.…”

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Independent Living and Romantic Relations Among Young Adults Born Preterm

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BACKGROUND: Young adults born preterm at very low birth weight start families later. Whether less severe immaturity affects adult social outcomes is poorly known. METHODS: The study “Preterm birth and early life programming of adult health and disease” (ESTER, 2009–2011) identified adults born early preterm (<34 weeks’ gestation, N = 149), late preterm (≥34 to <37 weeks’ gestation, N = 248), and at term (≥37 weeks’ gestation, N = 356) from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 and the Finnish Medical Birth Register (1987–1989), with perinatal data, medical and family history, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle from routine visits or questionnaires. Cox, logistic, and ordinal regressions estimated the hazard and odds ratios (HR and OR) with 95% confidence intervals of outcomes related to preterm birth. RESULTS: Compared with term-born subjects, those born early and late preterm were less likely to have cohabited with a romantic partner (HR, 0.79; [0.61–1.03] and HR, 0.80; [0.65–0.99], respectively) or experienced sexual intercourse (HR, 0.83; [0.66–1.05] and HR, 0.76; [0.63–0.92], respectively) by young adulthood. They also had higher odds of obtaining a 1-point lower score in a visual analog scale of self-perceived sexual attractiveness (OR, 1.45; [1.09–1.98] and OR, 1.44; [1.06–1.97] for early and late preterm birth, respectively). No difference was observed in the likelihood of departing from childhood home and number of individuals having their own families. CONCLUSIONS: Young adults born preterm experience more social challenges, which may affect their romantic relationships and future family planning.

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Independent Living and Romantic Relations Among Young Adults Born Preterm

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“…Se consideró DST a la primera relación sexual con penetración anterior a los 15 años, coincidiendo con la edad media de debut sexual de los participantes y con estudios anteriores (Olesen et al, 2011;Pettifor, Van der Straten, Dubar, Shiboski y Padian, 2004;Potdar y Mmari, 2011). En España la edad de debut sexual se sitúa en torno a los 15 años (Castro et al, 2011;Teva et al, 2009), unos años por debajo respecto a muestras con cohortes de mayor edad (de Sanjosé et al, 2008;Wellings et al, 2006) y estudios internacionales Haydon, Herring, Prinstein y Halpern, 2011).…”

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“…En España, un elevado porcentaje de jóvenes debuta sexualmente alrededor de los 15 años (Espada, Morales, Orgilés, Piqueras y Carballo, 2013;Espada, Orgilés, Morales, Ballester y Huedo-Medina, 2012;Teva, Bermúdez y Buela-Casal, 2009). Diversos estudios señalan la relación entre la edad de debut sexual y el riesgo sexual, en términos de contraer una ITS (Olesen et al, 2011;Schofield, Biernman, Heinrichs y Nix, 2008;Tenkorang y Maticka-Tyndale, 2008) y tener un embarazo no deseado y/o aborto (Cooper et al, 2007;Ma et al, 2009). El debut sexual anterior a los 13 años incrementa dos veces la probabilidad de infectarse por el VIH respecto a quienes tienen la primera experiencia sexual a los 17 años (Kaestle, Halpern, Miller y Ford, 2005).…”

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Riesgo sexual en adolescentes según la edad de debut sexual.

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Morales

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2014

Acta. Colomb. Psicol.

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ResumenEn España los jóvenes debutan sexualmente antes que en otros países; sin embargo, poco se sabe de la relación entre la edad de debut sexual y el comportamiento sexual en esta población. Se analizan las prácticas sexuales y el uso del preservativo según la edad de debut sexual en adolescentes españoles sexualmente experimentados (N = 351); la edad media fue 15.9 años (DT = .75, rango: 14-18). Se establecieron tres grupos a partir de la edad de debut sexual informada: debut sexual temprano (anterior a los 15 años), promedio (15 años) y tardío (posterior a los 15 años). El grupo con debut sexual temprano practicó en mayor medida masturbación mutua, coito vaginal y sexo oral, con un número de parejas sexuales superior al resto. El uso del preservativo en la primera relación sexual, el porcentaje de uso y el uso consistente del preservativo fue inferior en el grupo debut sexual temprano respecto a los otros dos. El debut sexual anterior a los 15 años se asoció con mayor riesgo de contraer infecciones sexuales por déficit en el uso del preservativo y mayor exposición sexual. Los hallazgos de este estudio sugieren que la edad de debut sexual tiene implicaciones en la salud sexual de los jóvenes. Palabras clave: Debut sexual, Uso del preservativo, Riesgo sexual, Adolescencia. SExUAL RISK IN ADOLESCENTS DEPENDING ON THE AGE OF SExUAL DEBUT AbstractIn Spain young people have their first sexual intercourse at an earlier age than in other countries; however, little is known about the relationship between age of sexual debut and sexual behavior in this population. Sexual practices and methods of protection are analyzed depending on the age of sexual debut among Spanish adolescents who are sexually experienced (N = 351). The mean age was 15.9 years (SD = .75, range: 14-18). Three groups were formed according to the age of sexual debut reported: early sexual debut (earlier than 15 years), average (15 years) and late (later than 15 years). The early sexual debut group reported further mutual masturbation, vaginal intercourse and oral sex with a higher number of sexual partners than the rest. Condom use at first intercourse, percentage of use and consistent condom use was significantly lower in the early sexual debut group compared to the others. Sexual debut before 15 years old was associated with increased risk of sexual infections, deficit in condom use and increased sexual exposure. The findings of this study suggest that the age of sexual debut has implications for the sexual health in young people. Key words: Sexual debut, Condom use, Sexual risk, Adolescence. RISCO SExUAL EM ADOLESCENTES DE ACORDO COM A IDADE DE DEBUTE SExUALResumo Na Espanha os jovens debutam sexualmente antes que em outros países; porém pouco se sabe com respeito à relação entre idade de debute sexual e o comportamento sexual nesta população. Analisam-se as práticas sexuais e o uso do preservativo *

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“…This result was also observed in a study that analyzed the recurrence of adolescent pregnancy in the state of Ceará, where the exchange of partners was associated with a risk condition for subsequent pregnancy, increasing the probability of a new pregnancy 40 by about 40%. Another study with adolescents from four Nordic countries found that the odds of reporting more than ten lifetime sexual partners were four times higher among women reporting early onset of sexual intercourse compared to those reporting age over 14 years on the occasion of the first intercourse 23 . Association between the diversity of partners and exposure to pregnancies may be related to the difficulty of negotiating contraceptive use with each new relationship.…”

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“…Anticipation of first sexual intercourse has been pointed out as a relevant factor for a series of negative implications in the life of young people, such as exposure to STIs 23 , unplanned pregnancies 24 , alcohol abuse and tobacco use 23 . These implications suggest the need to adopt health education strategies so that young people are sensitized to postpone the onset of sexual life.…”

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confidence: 99%