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  • Title: Sexual behaviour of young people: data from recent studies.
    Journal: Prog Hum Reprod Res; 1997; (41):2-4. PubMed ID: 12348103.
    Abstract:
    Progress in Human Reproduction Research studies conducted in the Republic of Korea, Nigeria, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam in 1996 revealed high levels of premarital sexual activity among male adolescents and young adults. The percentages of sexually experienced male youth were 23.0% in Korea, 71.8% in Nigeria, 49.5% in the Philippines, 81.4% in Thailand, and 14.8% in Viet Nam. Among their female counterparts, these rates ranged from a low of 2.4% in Viet Nam to 52.2% in Nigeria. Mean age at first intercourse ranged from 16.5 years (Thailand) to 18.0 years (Korea¿ among males and from 17.6 years (Thailand) to 18.9 years (Nigeria) among females. The high level of sexual activity among developing country youth in these surveys, combined with poor knowledge of how to protect against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, indicates a need for more accessible reproductive health services for young adults in developing countries.
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