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It’s Not What You Think: Sexually Exploited Youth in British Columbia
This report examines survey data on sexual exploitation from 1,845 street-level and incarcerated youth in British Columbia, collected through five health surveys over six years.
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Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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University of A British Columbia School of Nursing
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May 2008
Paternal age and adverse birth outcomes: teenager or 40 +, who is at risk?
This study concludes that infants fathered by teenagers are at an increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age, neonatal paternal mortality and post-neonatal mortality.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Oxford University Press, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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February 6, 2008
Latino Adults and Teens Speak Up About Teen Pregnancy: A National Survey of Latinos
This survey provides an overview of Latino adolescents' attitudes towards sex compared to their parents.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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March 2007
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with the Transition to a First Sexual Relationship with an Older Partner
This study examined the characteristics of teens who engage in sexual relations with a partner three or more years older.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Elsevier
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February 2007
Teens and Their Parents in the 21st Century: An Examination of Trends in Teen Behavior and the Role of Parental Involvement
This report examined the link between teen behavioural outcomes and parental involvement.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC
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May 2, 2000
Preventing Teenage Pregnancy, Childbearing, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: What the Research Shows
This paper argues the importance of improving adolescent sexual health, and offers strategies for accomplishing this goal.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Child Trends
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May 01, 2002
Adolescent pregnancy
This article aims to address the different options available for teens before and after an unplanned pregnancy, and discusses the significant physical and psychosocial risks that adolescent pregnancy carries for youth.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Canadian Paediatric Society
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April 2006
Family Structure, Early Sexual Behaviour, and Premarital Births
This paper discusses the perceived relationship between family structure and the risk of nonmarital childbearing, and looks at the way that this relationship can be mediated by the age of first sexual encounter.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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March 01, 1997
The National Cultural Values Survey
This survey of 2000 American adults in December 2006 explores public opinion on issues of culture, media, morality and religion.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Culture and Media Institute
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2007
Educating Responsibility: Is Abstinence Education Best for Our Children
This paper presents a case for abstinence education, suggesting that the message should be accompanied by opportunities for volunteer work and extra-curricular activities.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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American Values
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September 1, 2004
Facing the Facts…Young People and the ‘Morning-After Pill’
This paper examines the prevalent use of the morning-after pill among teens under 16 years of age in Britain.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Family Education Trust
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2004
The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People: An Overview of Key Literature and Data
This report provides a review of the literature and statistical information pertaining to the sexual abuse of children and youth through prostitution, pornography, and sex trafficking.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Thomas Coram Research Unit: Institute of Education
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February 01, 2004
Family Change and Early Sexual Initiation
This paper investigates the influence of family structure on the age of a female's first sexual encounter.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1998
Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls
This report analyzes the evidence and consequences of the sexualisation of girls on their health and wellbeing.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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American Psychological Association
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2007
Teenage Sexual Abstinence and Academic Achievement
This paper suggests that teenage sexual abstinence is linked to academic achievement.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Heritage Foundation
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August 2005
Adolescents' Transition to First Intercourse, Religiosity and Attitudes About Sex
This paper examines the relationship between religiosity, sexual attitudes and sex.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2001/2002
Understanding Teenage Sexuality in Ireland
This study examines Irish teenagers' ideas about sexuality, sex education, and factors that influence their sexual behaviour and choices.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Crisis Pregnancy Agency
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November 2004
Promoting Positive Adolescent Sexual Health & Preventing Teenage Pregnancy - A Review of Recent Effectiveness Research
This report reviews existing research into teenage pregnancy and sexual behaviour, discusses factors associated with early sexual initiation and teenage pregnancy, and outlines some of the outcomes associated with adolescent pregnancy and childbearing.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Crisis Pregnancy Agency
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July 2004
Not Yet: Programs to Delay First Sex Among Teens
This report provides detailed information about the cost, availability, and content of programs that have experienced success at delaying sexual initiation among adolescents.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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September 2004
School, Neighborhood, Family, and Individual Determinants of Self-Reported STD Among Adolescents: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
This paper documents the relatively high rates of sexually transmitted disease among adolescents and examines the effects of age, gender, race/ethnicity, family background, school and neighbourhood characteristics, and age at first intercourse on STD aquisition.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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California Center for Population Research
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2004
Preadolescent Parenting Strategies and Teens’ Dating and Sexual Initiation: A Longitudinal Analysis
This paper examines the effect of pre-adolescent parental support, monitoring, and coercive control on the timing of adolescents' dating and first sexual encounter.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Center for Family and Demographic Studies
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2000
Adolescent Sexual Debut and the Effects of Self-Esteem and Depression
This paper examines the effect of adolescent self-esteem and depression on their decisions regarding their first sexual encounter.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2000
The Demography of Sexual Behaviour
This paper attempts to understand sexual behaviours in America and how sexual practices are shaping society.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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1994
Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Unsafe Sexual Behaviors Among Young Women and Men in South Africa
This paper discusses the relationship between low socio-economic status and participation in sexual activities that increase the risk of pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted disease among young adults in South Africa.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Population Council
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2004
R. v. Sharpe
This case deals with the issue of whether possessing child pornography infringes on the constitutional right to freedom of expression.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Supreme Court of Canada
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January 2001
A Cross-Cohort Examination of Nonmarital Teenage Childbearing
This paper examines the factors that contribute to the differences in teenage sexual activity and childbearing.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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October 2002
Combined Use of Condoms with Other Contraceptive Methods Among Inner-City Baltimore Women
This paper examines how the increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's), particularly among adolescents, has dictated a reassessment of the need for various protective methods.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 1995
The Sexual Activity of Canadian Girls and Boys Aged 12 and 13, 1996-97
This report examines the sexual activity of 12 and 13 year old Canadian children, and the factors that may influence rates of sexual activity amongst this age group.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Christian Commitment Research Institute
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May 2001
Consistency of Self-Reports of Sexual Activity Among Young Adolescents in Jamaica
This article examines self-report data in regard to adolescent sexual activity in Jamaica, and finds that this method of data collection results in inconsistent reporting, especially among boys.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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March 2000
Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey
This report provides information on the incidence and prevalence of rape, physical assault and stalking based on the results of the National Violence Against Women Survey.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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National Institute of Justice
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November 2000
The Impact of Family Structure and Social Change
This paper discusses adolescent sexual activity and how it is affected by biological factors, and the deterioration of the traditional family.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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American Enterprise Institute
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January 1, 1997
Sexual Health and Canadian Youth: How Do We Measure Up?
This article looks at Canadian youth rates of STD infection, pregnancy, abortion, prevalence of sexual activity, and age at first intercourse.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
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Spring/Summer 2001
Sexual Initiation with Older Male Partners and Subsequent HIV Risk Behavior Among Female Adolescents
This article provides evidence that adolescent girls whose first sexual encounter was with a partner several years older than them were more likely to have sex at a younger age and less likely to use a condom.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 1997
Friendships and Early Relationships: Links to Sexual Initiation Among American Adolescents Born to Young Mothers
This article investigates factors that contribute to the initiation of sexual activity in early adolescence.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 2002
Into A New World: Young Women's Sexual and Reproductive Lives
This summary of a longer report discusses the sexual and reproductive lives of young women in countries around the world.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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1998
Family Connectedness and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Urban Youth Attending Alternative High Schools
This study found that family connectedness was an important protective factor for youth, and that high levels of perceived family connectedness were associated with a decreased likelihood of teenage sex and pregnancy.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 2003
Teenage Sexual and Reproductive Behavior in the United States
This fact sheet outlines the sexual behaviour of adolescents in the US including related issues such as STD's, condom use, teenage pregnancy, and age of sexual initiation.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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February 01, 1997
Association of Early Childbearing and Low Cognitive Ability
This article demonstrates that young females with low cognitive ability have an increased likelihood of early sexual activity and teenage childbearing.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 2002
Induced Abortion in the Developing World: Indirect Estimates
This article discusses the statistics on abortion in 21 developing countries, and aims to find the correlation between abortion and the detriments of fertility.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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September 01, 1996
Preventing Pregnancy and Improving Health Care Access Among Teenagers: An Evaluation Of the Children's Aid Society-Carrera Program
This evaluation of the Children's Aid-Carrera Program, an after-school intervention for disadvantaged youth in New York City, found that it was successful in reducing teenage pregnancy rates.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 2002
Employment and the Sexual and Reproductive Behavior of Female Adolescents
This study finds that employed adolescent girls are more likely to experience their first sexual encounter sooner than are their unemployed peers.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 2002
The Case for the Cautious Generation
This report provides information suggesting that teens are beginning to adopt a more careful attitude towards sex and provides suggestions for parents and policymakers who work with teens.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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June 01, 2003
Young Women’s Degree of Control over First Intercourse: An Exploratory Analysis
This study investigated the wantedness of young women's first sexual encounter and the extent to which that encounter was voluntary.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 1998
Virginity and the First Time
This article gives a summary of teenagers’ opinions on having sex for the first time.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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June 01, 2003
High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Young Urban Students
This article investigates characteristics such as race, gender, socio-economic status, and age that affect the likelihood that an adolescent will participate in risky sexual behaviour.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 1996
The Transition of Adolescent Males To First Sexual Intercourse: Anticipated or Delayed?
This study investigated the background characteristics of adolescent males who either anticipated or did not anticipate engaging in sexual activity in the next year.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 2002
Science Says: Where and When Teens First Have Sex
This paper presents findings about the timing and location of young people's first sexual encounter and offers recommendations based on this information.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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June 01, 2003
No Time to Waste: Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy Among Middle School-Aged Youth
This paper reviews various successful and unsuccessful sex and sexually transmitted disease education programs.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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February 01, 2004
Gender Differences in the Timing of First Intercourse: Data from 14 Countries
This study found that a large percentage of teenagers in various countries around the world are, or have been, sexually active, thus placing them at risk for unwanted pregnancy or disease.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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March 01, 2000
Differences in Teenage Pregnancy Rates Among Five Developed Countries: The Roles of Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use
This article presents the findings of a study that compared rates of sexual activity, adolescent chilbearing, contraceptive use, and abortions in Canada, the United States, Sweden, France, and Great Britain.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 2001
Sexual Intercourse and the Age Difference Between Adolescent Females and Their Romantic Partners
This study finds that adolescent girls whose romantic partners are significantly older than them are more likely to have sex with their partner than are those who have a partner of the same age.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 2002
Patterns of Contraceptive Use Within Teenagers’ First Sexual Relationships
This article discusses factors that affect the likelihood that teens will use contraception during their first sexual encounter.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 2003
Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Adolescent Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Behavior: The Case of Five Developed Countries
This comparative study examines the effect of education, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, and income on patterns of early childbearing, sexual activty, and contraceptive use in France, Sweden, Great Britain, Canada and the United States.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 2001
Education Now and Babies Later (ENABL): Life History Of a Campaign to Postpone Sexual Involvement
This article documents the development, implementation, and termination of ENABL, a program intended to postpone sexual initiation and prevent pregnancy among girls aged 12 to 14 in California.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 1997
Young Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health: Toward a National Strategy (Framework and Recommendations)
This paper focuses on the poor sexual and reproductive health of men between the ages of 12 to 24 and recommends specific action that would address this issue .
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
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The Urban Institute
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December 01, 2000
Reasons Why Women Have Induced Abortions: Evidence from 27 Countries
This article examines some of the reasons women explain and justify having an abortion.
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Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Ag |