Leigh B C, Morrison D M, Trocki K, Temple M T
Medical Research Institute of San Francisco, California.
J Adolesc Health. 1994 Mar;15(2):117-25. doi: 10.1016/1054-139x(94)90538-x.
This paper reports on data from a 1990 U.S. national survey of the sexual behavior of male and female adolescents aged 12-17.
A household survey using a multi-stage area probability sample of the United States was undertaken in 1990. Adolescents were interviewed about sexual history, contraceptive use, and motivations, attitudes, and expectations with regard to sexual behavior and risk.
The majority of 17-year-olds and about half of 16-year-olds, both male and female, had initiated sexual activity, with males initiating at younger ages than females. Sexual activity was episodic; only half of sexually experienced adolescents reported having sex in the month prior to the interview. Many sexually active respondents expressed less desire to have sex than confidence that they would have sex. Over half of respondents reported using a condom at most recent intercourse, with boys being more likely than girls to report condom use. Condom use at last intercourse was unrelated to perceptions of risk and concern about AIDS.
Given the importance of some of the undesirable consequences of sexual activity in adolescents, such as AIDS and unwanted pregnancy, accurate and up-to-date information on sexual behavior of this age group is crucially important. The results of this study underscore the need for in-depth, population-based research on adolescent sexual behavior.
本文报告了1990年美国一项针对12至17岁青少年性行为的全国性调查数据。
1990年采用美国多阶段区域概率抽样进行了一项家庭调查。对青少年进行了关于性史、避孕措施使用以及对性行为和风险的动机、态度和期望的访谈。
大多数17岁青少年以及约一半的16岁青少年，无论男女，都已开始性行为，男性开始性行为的年龄比女性小。性行为是偶尔发生的；只有一半有性经历的青少年报告在访谈前一个月有过性行为。许多有性行为的受访者表示对性行为的欲望不如对会发生性行为的信心。超过一半的受访者报告在最近一次性交时使用了避孕套，男孩比女孩更有可能报告使用避孕套。最近一次性交时使用避孕套与对风险的认知以及对艾滋病的担忧无关。
鉴于青少年性行为的一些不良后果（如艾滋病和意外怀孕）的重要性，关于这个年龄组性行为的准确和最新信息至关重要。本研究结果强调了对青少年性行为进行深入的、基于人群的研究的必要性。
