General characteristics of adolescent sexual behavior: National survey

Abstract

It could be postulated that biological influence on sexual behaviour is powerful and resistant to the influence of time and place, as well as socio-cultural religious influences. A high rate of premarital sexual activity with a number of sexual partners, a relatively low rate of condom use and the fact that 4% of the female adolescents in this sample had an induced abortion suggest that there are gaps in the education provided to adolescents about sexual and reproductive risks within the Serbian speaking territory. An alarming statistic is that 5% of the female adolescents in this sample reported that they had been raped, or forced to participate in non-consensual sex within an ongoing relationship with a regular partner. There is a need for systemic changes within the field of sexual education and protection from sexually risky behaviour among young adults.

Do women in rural areas of Serbia rarely apply preventive measures against cervical cancer?

“…In the study performed by Stankovi et al 22 , most of girls have sexual activities at the age of 17.9. The majority of our respondents had the first sex at the age of 19.…”

Reproductive Health of Youth in the World and Serbia / Reproduktivno Zdravlje Mladih U Svetu I Srbiji

“…There is no precise information about interruptions of pregnancies of adolescents because of the lack of information, so there is no precise information about pregnancy rate. According to the official information, the rate of interrupted pregnancy of females aged from 15 to 19 years was 4.1 per 1000 during the year 2006, and according to information of the Republic Institute for Statistics, pregnancy rate was 21.0 per 1000 (18).…”

“…More than a quarter of adolescents in developing countries reported that they had sex before the age 15, and 21-64% of youth (15)(16)(17)(18)(19) (6). In the Balkans, 41.3% of boys and 20.8% of girls have already experienced sexual intercourse.…”

“…Eighty-four percent of males and 65% of females (adolescents) reported having sexual experience. One-third of adolescents who were sexually active in the year before the research had used unsafe methods of contraception (infertile days, withdrawal) (18). Research between students of the University of Niš has shown that 78% are sexually active students, and 68% use contraception, most commonly a condom (19).…”

Differences in the implementation of preventive services for reproductive health protection of women of different ages

“…9 Young people in Serbia start to have sexual intercourses early in life, (84%) of boys and 65% of girls aged 13 to 25 years were sexually active. 10 In the Republic of Serbian, 11,8% of adolescents aged 16 to 18, had sexual relations, of which 4,9% with multiple partners. 11 The results of the National Population Health Survey in Serbia (2006), one in three young people (33,6%), aged from 15 to 19, applied unreliable methods of contraception, such as infertile days and ended the relationship.…”