Self-reported sexual debut and behavior in young adults aged 18–24 years in seven European countries: Implications for HPV vaccination programs☆

Don’t Drink and... Avoid Risky Sex of Your Peers: The Influence of Alcohol Consumption of Opposite-Gender Peers on Youth Risky Sexual Behavior

“…of first-year students. The average age of the third-year students is 17.8 for males and females, which corresponds to the median age at which young people usually start with their sexual life (Crochard et al, 2009). The mean age of the first-year students' age is 16.2.…”

“…In particular, there is no information about the time they had their first unprotected sex, which would be important for identifying the proportion of students that experienced first sex before their enrollment into a secondary school. Crochard et al (2009) present recent statistics about the age at sexual debut. Table 1 shows the age of sexual debut as closely corresponding to the median age of the third year students in the ESPAD data (17.9).…”

“…The second important finding presented in Crochard et al (2009) is the gender difference in the median age of the first sexual partner. Females report having a first sexual partner 2 years older than their own age (17) or the age of the males' first partner (17), which can be considered as a shortcoming of my definition of a peer group.…”

“…The Czech Republic is generally an important case to study mainly because of the low proportion of condoms used during first sexual intercourse. Only 58.1 % of males use a condom compare to 88 % in France (Crochard et al, 2009). …”

“…For example, Waddell documents that motivation for sexual activity and the general perception of sex differ substantially between females and males. Furthermore, Crochard et al (2009) show that the average age of a first sexual partner differs substantially between genders: Females have much older partners than males.…”