Open AccessThe sexual practices of adolescent virgins: genital sexual activities of high school students who have never had vaginal intercourse.
Author(s) -
Mark A. Schuster,
Robert M. Bell,
David E. Kanouse
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.86.11.1570
Subject(s) - condom , sexual intercourse , medicine , sex organ , sexual behavior , human sexuality , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , reproductive health , demography , sexual partner , psychology , gynecology , family medicine , population , clinical psychology , environmental health , syphilis , gonorrhea , gender studies , sociology , biology , genetics
The purpose of this study was to determine whether high school-aged virgins engage in sexual practices that can transmit sexually transmitted diseases, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).