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Sexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in
Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)
Ireland study
#MMPMID29548322
Young H
; Burke L
; Nic Gabhainn S
BMC Public Health
2018[Mar]; 18
(1
): 362
PMID29548322
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BACKGROUND: The need to tackle sexual health problems and promote positive sexual
health has been acknowledged in Irish health policy. Young people's sexual
behaviour however remains under-researched with limited national data available.
METHODS: This study presents the first nationally representative and
internationally comparable data on young people's sexual health behaviours in
Ireland. Self-complete questionnaire data were collected from 4494 schoolchildren
aged 15-18 years as part of a broader examination of health behaviour and their
context. The prevalence of sexual initiation, very early sexual initiation
(14 years) and non-condom use at last intercourse are reported and used as
outcomes in separate multilevel logistic regression models examining associations
between sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle characteristics and young
people's sexual behaviours. RESULTS: Overall, 25.7% of boys and 21.2% of girls
were sexually initiated. Older age was consistently predictive of initiation for
both boys and girls, as were alcohol, tobacco and cannabis involvement, living in
poorer neighbourhoods and having good communication with friends. Involvement in
music and drama was protective. Very early sexual initiation (14 years) was
reported by 22.8% of sexually initiated boys and 13.4% of sexually initiated
girls, and was consistently associated with rural living, cannabis involvement
and bullying others for both. Boys' very early initiation was predicted by
alcohol involvement, receiving unhealthy food from parents and taking medication
for psychological symptoms, whereas better communication with friends and more
experience of negative health symptoms were protective. Girls' very early
initiation was predicted by being bullied and belonging to a non-Traveller
community, whereas taking medication for physical symptoms and attending regular
health checks was protective. Condom use was reported by 80% of sexually
initiated students at last intercourse. Boys' condom use was associated with
older age, higher family affluence, bullying others, more frequent physical
activity and health protective behaviours. For girls, condom use was predicted by
belonging to a non-Traveller community, healthy food consumption, higher quality
of life and being bullied, whereas taking medication for physical and
psychological symptoms was associated with non-condom use. CONCLUSIONS: These
nationally representative research findings highlight the importance of focusing
on young people as a distinct population subgroup with unique influences on their
sexual health requiring targeted interventions and policy.
|*Adolescent Behavior
[MESH]
|Adolescent
[MESH]
|Coitus/*psychology
[MESH]
|Condoms/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Contraception/*psychology
[MESH]
|Female
[MESH]
|Health Behavior
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Ireland
[MESH]
|Male
[MESH]
|Sexual Behavior/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Students/psychology/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]