Nguyet N T, Maheux B, Béland F, Pica L A
Department of Community Health, Cité de la Santé de Laval (Laval City of Health), Quebec, Canada.
Adolescence. 1994 Spring;29(113):37-48.
Sexual behaviors and condom use were surveyed in a sample of 1,312 male adolescents (ages 12-19 years) in Laval, the second largest city in the province of Quebec. The data were obtained via a self-administered questionnaire to which 98.8% responded. The study showed that male adolescents became sexually active, on average, at 13.9 years, an age younger than previously reported. Further, 60% of the adolescent males used a condom at their first intercourse, a figure which doubled that previously reported; its use, however, decreased to one-third when utilization at each intercourse was examined. Overall, condom use was greatest in 14-year-olds and decreased in older adolescents, being replaced by the pill. The study further revealed that 12-13-year-olds were less likely to use condoms and more likely to use ineffective methods than were 14-year-olds. Although condoms seem to be gaining a following among male adolescents, their use is transitory and is being replaced by the pill and other methods with low protective value against sexually transmitted disease (STD) and AIDS. These results underline the necessity to reorient our educational and promotional activities in STD prevention to the realities of this group.
对魁北克省第二大城市拉瓦尔的1312名年龄在12至19岁的男性青少年样本进行了性行为和避孕套使用情况调查。数据通过自填问卷获得，问卷回复率为98.8%。研究表明，男性青少年平均在13.9岁开始有性行为，这一年龄比之前报道的要小。此外，60%的青少年男性在首次性交时使用了避孕套，这一数字是之前报道的两倍；然而，当考察每次性交时的避孕套使用情况时，这一比例降至三分之一。总体而言，14岁青少年的避孕套使用率最高，年龄较大的青少年中使用率下降，避孕药取而代之。研究还显示，12至13岁的青少年比14岁的青少年更不太可能使用避孕套，且更可能使用无效方法。尽管避孕套似乎在男性青少年中逐渐受到青睐，但其使用是暂时的，正被避孕药和其他对性传播疾病（STD）和艾滋病防护价值低的方法所取代。这些结果强调了有必要根据该群体的实际情况重新调整我们在性传播疾病预防方面的教育和宣传活动。
