Characterization of adolescent sexual practices.
Nathalia Santarato, Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa, Anderson Lima Cordeiro da Silva and 2 others
PMID 36197394WHAT IT FOUND
Among 85 Brazilian school adolescents, 34.1% reported penetrative sex and 21.2% oral sex.
Both were associated with alcohol, tobacco and drug use. Oral sex was reported mostly by girls.
Key findings
01In the study of 85 adolescents, 29 (34.1%) reported penetrative sex and 18 (21.2%) reported oral sex.
02Most adolescents who reported oral sex were girls: 17 of 18.
03Both oral and penetrative sex were associated with alcohol, tobacco and drug use.
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What it does not show
The sample was a convenience sample of 85 adolescents from two public schools, so it may not represent other Brazilian adolescents. The study was cross-sectional, so it cannot show whether substance use came before sexual practices or whether it caused them. Sexual practices, substance use, and family communication were self-reported, and sensitive topics may have been underreported. Some groups were small, such as 6 adolescents reporting anal sex, so these subgroup findings are not stable. The contraceptive-method block was not analysed in this paper, so it does not report condom or contraceptive use.
Declared interests
The only funding statement is a FAPESP scholarship, Grant # 2019/11185-8. No other funding or conflicts are described.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that nursing health education changed adolescent practices. The study was a cross-sectional survey of 85 adolescents and tested no intervention.