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Abstract
An epidemiological study was carried out among 4,255 adolescents, aged 11-19 years, randomly selected from secondary schools in a northern urban area of France. The questionnaire concerned sexual activity, contraception, health status, licit and illicit drug consumption, and other risk-taking behavior. A total of 31% of the adolescents had had sexual relations (43% of the boys, 20% of the girls). Sexual activity increased with age. A large majority (70%) of the sexually active adolescents used some form of contraception. The study confirms the relationship between smoking, drinking, illicit drug consumption, and sexual activity, but shows that contraceptive behavior is not related to problem behavior.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Behavior; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage--determinants; Demographic Factors; Demographic Surveys; Developed Countries; Drug Usage; Epidemiologic Methods; Europe; Family Planning; France; Health; Health Surveys; Interdisciplinary Studies; Logistic Model; Mathematical Model; Mediterranean Countries; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; School Age Population; Sex Behavior--determinants; Smoking; Urban Population; Western Europe; Youth
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1420218 DOI： 10.1016/1054-139x(92)90378-o
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Health ISSN： 1054-139X Impact factor: 5.012