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| Title |
Age at Sexual Initiation and Sexual and Health Risk Behaviors Among Jamaican Adolescents and Young Adults
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| Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-018-2058-9 |
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| Authors |
Sharlene Beckford Jarrett, Wadiya Udell, Sannia Sutherland, Willi McFarland, Marion Scott, Nicola Skyers |
| Abstract |
Current policies limit access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents younger than 16 years in Jamaica. Using data from a national survey, we explored the relationship between age at sexual initiation and subsequent sexual risk behaviors in a random sample of 837 Jamaican adolescents and young adults aged 15-24 years. In the sample overall, 21.0% had not yet had sex. Among the 661 sexually active participants, the mean age at first sex was 14.7 years. High percentages of sexually active youth reported engaging in risk behaviors such as inconsistent condom use (58.8%), multiple sex partners (44.5%), and transactional sex (43.0%). Age of sexual initiation for males was unrelated to subsequent sexual risk behaviors. However, earlier sexual debut for females was associated with their number of partners during the preceding year. Findings underscore the potential benefits of access to sexual and reproductive education and services at earlier ages than current policies allow. Interventions before and during the period of sexual debut may reduce sexual risk for Jamaican adolescents and young adults. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 45% |
| Grenada | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 55% |
| Scientists | 3 | 27% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 97 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 97 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 9% |
| Researcher | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 37 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
| Psychology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 10% |
| Unknown | 40 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 March 2018.
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#5,396,668
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#801
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#96,383
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#13
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