TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in sexual behavior and condom use among teenaged males
T2 - 1988 to 1995
AU - Sonenstein, Freya L.
AU - Ku, Leighton
AU - Lindberg, Laura Duberstein
AU - Turner, Charles F.
AU - Pleck, Joseph H.
PY - 1998/6
Y1 - 1998/6
N2 - Objectives. This study examines shifts in sexual experienced and condom used among US teenaged males. Methods. Results from the 1988 and 1995 National Surveys of Adolescent Males were compared. Results. The proportion of never-married 16 to 19-years-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). Conclusions. Although protective behaviors among teenagers have increased, significant proportions of teenagers - especially Black and Hispanic males remain unprotected.
AB - Objectives. This study examines shifts in sexual experienced and condom used among US teenaged males. Methods. Results from the 1988 and 1995 National Surveys of Adolescent Males were compared. Results. The proportion of never-married 16 to 19-years-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). Conclusions. Although protective behaviors among teenagers have increased, significant proportions of teenagers - especially Black and Hispanic males remain unprotected.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.88.6.956
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.88.6.956
M3 - Article
C2 - 9618629
AN - SCOPUS:0031779450
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 88
SP - 956
EP - 959
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 6
ER -