Prevalence of sexual experience among Korean adolescent: age-period-cohort analysis

Since exposure to sexual content and early sexual initiation among adolescents have become serious social issues in Korea, an in-depth analysis of trends in the prevalence of sexual experience among Korean adolescents is necessary to project the trends and policies required for the next 10 years. Th...

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Published in:Epidemiology and health 2020, 42(0), , pp.1-8
Main Authors: Jee, Yongho, Lee, Gyuyoung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
age
Age Factors
Child
cohort effect
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Original
period
Prevalence
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
예방의학
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Summary:Since exposure to sexual content and early sexual initiation among adolescents have become serious social issues in Korea, an in-depth analysis of trends in the prevalence of sexual experience among Korean adolescents is necessary to project the trends and policies required for the next 10 years. The objective of this study was to identify the contributions of age, period, and birth cohort effects on the prevalence of sexual experience in Korean adolescents. We analyzed age-specific, period-specific, and birth cohort-specific trends in the prevalence of sexual experience among 911,502 adolescents (469,593 boys, 51.5%; 441,909 girls, 48.5%) aged 12 years to 17 years from the 2006 to 2017 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. Joinpoint regression analysis was conducted to examine significant changes in the prevalence of sexual experience and to find the optimal number and location of places where trends changed. The prevalence of sexual experience generally increased with age in all periods in both boys and girls. In boys, the prevalence of sexual experience increased in recent periods, especially in the age group of 12-13 years, while the prevalence of sexual experience decreased in the age group of 16-17 years. In girls, the age group of 12-13 years showed an increased prevalence of sexual experience in recent periods. However, the prevalence showed a decreasing trend in the age group of 16-17 years. In boys and girls, sexual experience increased with age, although this tendency has slowed in recent cohorts. Therefore, early sex education is needed.
ISSN:2092-7193
2092-7193
DOI:10.4178/epih.e2020008