Document 0057
 DOCN  M9480057
 TI    [Has the age of onset of sexual activity in youths changed in the time
       of AIDS? Literature review 1972-1992]
 DT    9410
 AU    Koffi-Blanchard MC; Dubois-Arber F; Michaud PA; Narring F; Paccaud F;
       Unite d'evaluation de programmes de prevention/Institut; universitaire
       de medecine sociale et preventive, Lausanne.
 SO    Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1994 Jun 18;124(24):1047-55. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94294740
 AB    This article on the sexuality of adolescents (aged 16 to 20) presents
       results of a secondary analysis of Swiss studies completed on the
       subject between 1972 and 1992. The aim of the study was to follow up the
       evolution of three aspects of sexual behaviour since 1972 as a
       contribution to answering the following question: What influence have
       the AIDS epidemic and the 'STOP-Aids' campaign had on the time of onset
       of sexual activity in young people? Three aspects of sexual behaviour
       have been analyzed: 1. The proportion of young people who have already
       had sexual intercourse. This research shows that the percentage of
       sexually active 17-year-olds increased in the last 20 years for girls
       from 33% to 46% and for boys of the same age, from 23% to 51%. This
       increase took place before 1987. Since then, the proportion of sexually
       active young people of this age has not changed. 2. The number of
       life-time partners. In 1992, 28% of girls and 23% of boys aged 17 to 20
       years had had more than 4 sexual partners. There had been no changes in
       these percentages since 1987. 3. The use of contraception. The use of
       contraception during the first sexual intercourse has become more
       frequent. In girls aged 16 to 20 years it rose from 47% in 1976 to 76%
       in 1992; in boys it increased from 50% in 1976 to 76% in 1992. For 17-
       to 20-year-olds, condom use with an occasional sexual partner rose from
       16% in 1987 to 69% in 1992.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adolescence
       *Adolescent Behavior  Adult  Age Factors  Condoms/UTILIZATION
       Contraception Behavior  English Abstract  Female  Human  Male  Middle
       Age  *Sex Behavior  Sex Education  Sexual Partners  Switzerland  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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