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Changing Trends in Sexual Debut Age in the Korean Internet Sexuality Survey [PDF]

The World Journal of Men's Health, 2022
Purpose:Purpose: To evaluate changing trends in relation to the sexual debut age and socioeconomic status (SES) in Korea. Materials and Methods:Materials and Methods: The Korean Internet Sexuality Survey (KISS) was conducted for in 2004, 2006, 2014, and
Juhyun Park, Sang Hyun Park, Soo Jin Lee, Won Hoon Song, Woo Suk Choi, Min Chul Cho, Hwancheol Son   +6 more
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Modeling timing of sexual debut among women in Zimbabwe using a Geoadditive Discrete-Time survival approach [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Early sexual debut has undesirable health consequences such as an increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, mental health problems, pregnancy-related complications and death including abortion-related ...
Alphonce Bere, Innocent Maposa, Zvifadzo Matsena-Zingoni, Halima S. Twabi, Jesca M. Batidzirai, Geoffrey C. Singini, Nobuhle Mchunu, Justine B. Nasejje, Maureen Moyo-Chilufya, Oludoyinmola Ojifinni, Portia Nevhungoni, Alfred Musekiwa   +11 more
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From early sexual debut to later overweight and obesity: a multilevel analysis of Ghanaian women [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Beyond the socio-demographic and lifestyle factors, it is imperative to understand how early-life factors contribute to the development of overweight and obesity.
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Precious Adade Duodu   +3 more
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Geographical hotspots and correlates of early sexual debut among women in Ghana [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain language summary Ghana operates a decentralised health system, where health policies and interventions, including those for sexual and reproductive health are implemented at the district level. Yet, there are no studies that systematically identify
Fiifi Amoako Johnson
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“Exploring the factors associated with early sexual debut among young women in Kinshasa: evidence from two cross-sectional studies “ [PDF]

Reproductive Health
Background Early sexual debut among young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), represents a complex and multifaceted issue that carries significant implications for a range of factors including individual health and social dynamics. Aim
Reagan M. Ingoma, So Yoon Kim, Erick N. Kamangu, Youngsoon Choi, David Hyung Ho Kim   +4 more
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Early sexual debut among adolescent girls and young women in Sierra Leone: A multilevel analysis of prevalence and predictors [PDF]

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Background Early sexual debut among young women is associated with adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes, including unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Despite its negative impact, there is limited research on this issue
Augustus Osborne, Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah, Khadijat Adeleye, Camilla Bangura, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah   +5 more
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Association between childhood sexual abuse and early sexual debut among Chinese adolescents: The role of sexual and reproductive health education [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2023
BackgroundDespite accumulating evidence of the long-term impacts of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), few studies have investigated the association between CSA and early sexual debut among adolescents.
Xu Wen, Ruoxi Ding, Chao Guo, Xiaoying Zheng   +3 more
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What predicts the early sexual debut among unmarried adolescents (10-19 years)? Evidence from UDAYA survey, 2015-16. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionThe societal norm in India is such that adolescents are expected to respect and follow traditional values and view early sexual debut as undesirable and deviant from the social mores.
T Muhammad, Shobhit Srivastava, Pradeep Kumar, Sangram Kishor Patel   +3 more
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Timing of sexual debut and associated sociodemographic and HIV risk factors among young people in Eswatini. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Young people in sub-Saharan Africa and specifically in Eswatini (previously Swaziland), continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV despite having equitable access to antiretroviral treatment. Early sexual debut is one of the many factors linked to
Garikayi B Chemhaka, Maswati S Simelane
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“You cannot stay with one person once you begin having sex at a young age”: the prevalence, correlates and effects of early sexual debut among children in Ghana [PDF]

Reproductive Health
Background Children’s initiation of early sex has several negative implications on their sexual and reproductive health, growth and development. In Ghana, few studies on early sexual debut have focused on adolescents.
Frank Kyei-Arthur, Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi   +2 more
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