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A cross-sectional study of factors associated with adolescent sexual activity

Author(s) -

R Shashikumar,

RC Das,

HRA Prabhu,

Kalpana Srivastava,

PS Bhat,

Jyoti Prakash,

Paliwal Seema

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

indian journal of psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 1998-3794

pISSN - 0019-5545

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.99532

Subject(s) - human sexuality , psychology , context (archaeology) , sexual intercourse , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , sexualization , reproductive health , cross sectional study , population , masculinity , medicine , environmental health , gender studies , pathology , paleontology , sociology , psychoanalysis , biology

Adolescents constitute about 20% of our population and increasingly more of them are initiating sexual activity at an early age. Several behaviors associated with adolescence like masturbation, expression of masculinity/femininity, lifestyle habits like attending late night parties, and consumption of alcohol have been variously implicated in initiating sexual activities. Sexual abuse can also lead to premature sexualization. In view of few worthwhile studies from India that have dealt with these issues this study was undertaken.

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