Study teens and sex

Adolescence is a time of growth and a time of experimentation. But a recent comprehensive study shows that teen sex is happening later and. A large body of research finds that sex education helps promote behaviors that reduce unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections . The context of teen sex can determine the effect it has on a student's education; Study: Teens in romantic sexual relationships have similar.

A separate study released this week, sponsored by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, finds that one in five teens reported having . The study, based on a national survey of 1, teens ages 15 to 19, is the first population-level evaluation of the effectiveness of Researchers from the University of Washington found that adolescents who receive comprehensive sex education are significantly less likely to become pregnant than adolescents who receive. Another study done by Benzaken T et al., shows 90% favours sex education and study by Thakur HG et al., shows that 90% and 97% favours sex education, among boys % and among girls % respectively [13,14].

Among teen females aged , 42% had ever had sex, and among teen males, the percent was 44%. These percentages have gradually declined since when 51% of female and 60% of male teens had ever had sex. In , nearly 3 in 10 teens (30% of female teens and 29% of male teens) had sexual intercourse at least once in the past three months. The mean age of study subjects was ± years, majority of adolescents i.e., % favour sex education. An % said sex education can prevent the occurrence of AIDS and % of adolescents prefer doctors should give them sex education followed by % school/teacher and least preference was parents %. Conclusion. Adolescents experience the highest risks for sexually-transmitted disease out of any age group in the nation. According to national data collected by the CDC, nearly half of high school students.

While the topic of teens and sex may make you squirm, please hang in there for the sake of young person you know and love. For as Jennifer Parker warns, "Peer pressure, physical longings and conflicting signals from secular voices," mixed with fear and curiosity, can make any teen vulnerable to temptation. And as much as we would like to believe that Christian teens are immune to sexual pressure, the evidence suggests that some teens need more support from Christian adults like us. So let's talk about how to prepare them to "Just Say No" when sexual temptation calls.