Changes in sexual behavior and condom use among teenaged males: 1988 to 1995

This study examines shifts in sexual experience and condom use among US teenaged males. Results from the 1988 and 1995 National Surveys of Adolescent Males were compared. The proportion of never-married 15- to 19-year-old males who had had sex with a female declined from 60% to 55% (P = .06). The sh...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1998-06, Vol.88 (6), p.956-959
Main Authors: Sonenstein, F L, Ku, L, Lindberg, L D, Turner, C F, Pleck, J H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1988-1995
Adolescent
Adolescent boys
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Condoms
Condoms - statistics & numerical data
Disease transmission
Female
Females
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Surveys
Hispanic people
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Interviews
Male
Medical sciences
Men
National surveys
Polls & surveys
Prevention and actions
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Response rates
Sexual Behavior
Sexual behaviour
Sexual intercourse
Sexually transmitted diseases
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
STD
Teenagers
Trends
United States - epidemiology
USA
Use
White people
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Summary:This study examines shifts in sexual experience and condom use among US teenaged males. Results from the 1988 and 1995 National Surveys of Adolescent Males were compared. The proportion of never-married 15- to 19-year-old males who had had sex with a female declined from 60% to 55% (P = .06). The share of those sexually active using a condom at last intercourse rose from 57% to 67% (P < .01). Overall, the proportion of males who had sex without condoms last year declined from 37% to 27% (P < .001). Although protective behaviors among teenagers have increased, significant proportions of teenagers--especially Black and Hispanic males--remain unprotected.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.88.6.956