Changes in sexual behavior among high-school students over a 40-year period

The aim of this study was to investigate sexual behavior, contraceptive use, risk factors as well as sources of sex information among first-year high-school students in Sweden. Secondly, to assess differences between genders and study programs as well as changes over a 40-year period. A repeated cro...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-07, Vol.11 (1), p.13963-13963, Article 13963
Main Authors: Borneskog, Catrin, Häggström-Nordin, Elisabet, Stenhammar, Christina, Tydén, Tanja, Iliadis, Stavros I.
Format: Article
Language:English
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adolescent
city
Contraception
contraceptive behavior
controlled study
counseling
education
female
gender
high school student
human
human experiment
Humanities and Social Sciences
Internet
intimacy
juvenile
major clinical study
male
multidisciplinary
Population studies
questionnaire
risk factor
Risk factors
Risk taking
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sex
Sexual behavior
Sexual intercourse
Students
Sweden
theoretical study
vocation
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate sexual behavior, contraceptive use, risk factors as well as sources of sex information among first-year high-school students in Sweden. Secondly, to assess differences between genders and study programs as well as changes over a 40-year period. A repeated cross-sectional survey was conducted in two cities. A questionnaire comprising 77 items was used. The study population consisted of 415 students (63.4% females). The median age of sexual intercourse was 15 years. In total, 37% had had sexual intercourse, compared to 56.3% in 2009 and 45% in 1999 ( p  
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-93410-6