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Early Sexual Initiation Among Boys

Early Sexual Initiation Among Boys Opinion EDITORIAL What Should We Do? David L. Bell, MD, MPH; Samantha Garbers, PhD In the United States, the average age at first sexual inter- location and race/ethnicity: in both surveys, non-Hispanic black males were significantly more likely to report initiating sex be- course, among both males and females, is approximately 17 years. Prior studies have found that, among female and male fore age 13 years compared with other racial/ethnic sub- adolescents, early sexual initiation (before age 13 years) is as- groups. As Lindberg et al point out, the factors that shape sociated with increased sexual initiation are multiple and reflect socioeconomic cir- sexual risks, including mul- cumstances, place-based structural and systemic factors, and Related article page 553 tiple sexual partners and social and cultural dimensions (notably, constructions of mas- sexually transmitted diseases, and co-occurring risks, includ- culinity). The high variability in the proportion of young men ing binge drinking. In studies in the United States and in other with early sexual initiation across individual and community countries, early sexual initiation co-occurs with negative fac- factors, and even across survey and school type, suggests that tors, including substance use, dating violence, and low school the determinants of early sexual http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Early Sexual Initiation Among Boys

Bell, David L.; Garbers, Samantha
JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 173 (6) – Jun 8, 2019
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Opinion EDITORIAL What Should We Do? David L. Bell, MD, MPH; Samantha Garbers, PhD In the United States, the average age at first sexual inter- location and race/ethnicity: in both surveys, non-Hispanic black males were significantly more likely to report initiating sex be- course, among both males and females, is approximately 17 years. Prior studies have found that, among female and male fore age 13 years compared with other racial/ethnic sub- adolescents, early sexual initiation (before age 13 years) is as- groups. As Lindberg et al point out, the factors that shape sociated with increased sexual initiation are multiple and reflect socioeconomic cir- sexual risks, including mul- cumstances, place-based structural and systemic factors, and Related article page 553 tiple sexual partners and social and cultural dimensions (notably, constructions of mas- sexually transmitted diseases, and co-occurring risks, includ- culinity). The high variability in the proportion of young men ing binge drinking. In studies in the United States and in other with early sexual initiation across individual and community countries, early sexual initiation co-occurs with negative fac- factors, and even across survey and school type, suggests that tors, including substance use, dating violence, and low school the determinants of early sexual

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