Midwestern Rural Adolescents' Oral Sex Experience

Autor/inn/en	Dake, Joseph A.; Price, James H.; Ward, Britney L.; Welch, Philip J.
Titel	Midwestern Rural Adolescents' Oral Sex Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 3, S.159-165 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00575.x
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Pregnancy; Sexuality; Adolescents; Rural Areas; At Risk Persons; Middle School Students; High School Students; School Districts; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Surveys; Drinking; Smoking; Socioeconomic Status; Peer Influence; Body Composition; Family Structure; Violence; Suicide; Grades (Scholastic); Marijuana; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Schwangerschaft; Sexualität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Risikogruppe; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; School district; Schulbezirk; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Trinken; Rauchen; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Gewalt; Selbstmord; Notenspiegel
Abstract	Background: This study examined the prevalence of oral sexual activity in rural Midwestern adolescents. We also examined the correlates of a series of risk behaviors with oral sexual activity. Methods: A questionnaire based on the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System was distributed to 2121 rural middle and high school students in grades 6-12 across 5 rural counties in a Midwestern state. The schools within districts were stratified by grade level and a stratified random sample of schools was used (n = 49). Results: A total of 2000 (94%) students completed the survey. The rural adolescents were: male (51%), White (85%), with an average age of 14.7 years (SD = 1.9). Overall, one-fourth (26%) of the students had engaged in sexual intercourse (8% of middle school and 39% of high school students). Slightly more than one-fourth of the students (29%) had engaged in oral sex (9% of middle school and 44% of high school students). Logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios and found 3 risk behaviors were statistically significantly associated with oral sexual behavior: ever having had sexual intercourse (16.6 times more likely to engage in oral sex), having drunk alcohol in the past 30 days (2.2 times more likely), and having smoked 1 or more cigarettes in the past 30 days (2.0 times more likely). Conclusions: Oral sexual activity is an established component of many rural adolescents' sexual experiences. These findings have important implications for sex education programs targeted to rural adolescent youths. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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