Sexual intercourse and oral sex among public middle school students: Prevalence and correlates

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-205

  De Rosa, Christine J ^a,b   Ethier, Kathleen A ^b   Kim, Deborah H ^a   Cumberland, William G ^c   Afifi, Abdelmonem A ^d   Kotlerman, Jenny ^d   Loya, Richard V ^e   Kerndt, Peter R ^f  

^a Health Research Association   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Department of Biostatistics ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Los Angeles Unified School District   (United States)

^f Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 77956458132     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4219710     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2009. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2010, Vol. 59, No. SS-5
2. O'Donnell L, O'Donnell CR, Stueve A. Early sexual initiation and subsequent sex-related risks among urban minority youth: the Reach for Health study. Family Planning Perspectives 2001, 33(6):268-275.
3. Fiscus LC, Ford CA, Miller WC. Infrequency of sexually transmitted disease screening among sexually experienced U.S. female adolescents. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2004, 36(6):233-238.
4. Albert B, Brown S, Flanigan C. 14 and Younger: The Sexual Behavior of Young Adolescents (Summary) 2003, eds., Washington, DC, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
5. Santelli JS. Initiation of sexual intercourse among middle school adolescents: the influence of psychosocial factors. Journal of Adolescent Health 2004, 34(3):200-208.
6. Markham CM. Patterns of vaginal, oral, and anal sexual intercourse in an urban seventh-grade population. Journal of School Health 2009, 79(4):193-200.
7. Shanklin SL. 2005 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007, Atlanta: CDC
8. Remez L. Oral sex among adolescents: Is it sex or is it abstinence?. Family Planning Perspectives 2000, 32(6):298-304.
9. Hans JD, Gillen M, Akande K. Sex redefined: the reclassification of oral-genital contact. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2010, 42(2):74-78.
10. Bersamin MM. Defining virginity and abstinence: adolescents' interpretations of sexual behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health 2007, 41(2):182-188.
11. Halpern-Felsher B. Oral sexual behavior: harm reduction or gateway behavior?. Journal of Adolescent Health 2008, 43(3):207-208.
12. Edwards S, Carne C. Oral sex and the transmission of viral STIs, Sexually Transmitted Infections. 1998, 74(1):6-10.
13. Edwards S, Carne C. Oral sex and the transmission of non-viral STIs. Sexually Transmitted Infections 1998, 74(2):95-100.
14. Mosher WD, Chandra A, Jones J. Sexual behavior and selected health measures: men and women 15-44 years of age, United States, 2002. Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics 2005, No. 362
15. Prinstein MJ, Meade CS, Cohen GL. Adolescent oral sex, peer popularity, and perceptions of best friends' sexual behavior. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2003, 28(4):243-249.
16. Cornell JL, Halpern-Felsher BL. Adolescents tell us why teens have oral sex. Journal of Adolescent Health 2006, 38(3):299-301.
17. Brewster KL, Tillman KH. Who's doing it? Patterns and predictors of youths' oral sexual experiences. Journal of Adolescent Health 2008, 42(1):73-80.
18. Lindberg LD, Jones R, Santelli JS. Noncoital sexual activities among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health 2008, 43(3):231-238.
19. Jessor R. Risk behavior in adolescence: a psychosocial framework for understanding and action. Journal of Adolescent Health 1991, 12(8):597-605.
20. Buhi ER, Goodson P. Predictors of adolescent sexual behavior and intention: a theory-guided systematic review. Journal of Adolescent Health 2007, 40(1):4-21.
21. Warshaw PR, Davis FD. Disentangling behavioral intention and behavioral expectation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 1985, 21(3):213-228.
22. Aronowitz T, Rennells RE, Todd E. Heterosexual behaviors in early adolescent African American girls: the role of mother-daughter relationships. Journal of Family Nursing 2005, 11(2):122-139.
23. Dittus PJ, Jaccard J. Adolescents' perceptions of maternal disapproval of sex: relationship to sexual outcomes. Journal of Adolescent Health 2000, 26(4):268-278.
24. Halpern CT. Adolescent predictors of emerging adult sexual patterns. Journal of Adolescent Health 2006, 39(6):e1-e10.
25. Watts GF, Nagy S. Sociodemographic factors, attitudes, and expectations toward adolescent coitus. American Journal of Health Behavior 2000, 24(4):309-317.
26. East PL, Reyes BT, Horn EJ. Association between adolescent pregnancy and a family history of teenage births. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2007, 39(2):108-115.
27. Jaccard J, Blanton H, Dodge T. Peer influences on risk behavior: an analysis of the effects of a close friend. Developmental Psychology 2005, 41(1):135-147.
28. Fasula AM, Miller KS. African-American and Hispanic adolescents' intentions to delay first intercourse: parental communication as a buffer for sexually active peers. Journal of Adolescent Health 2006, 38(3):193-200.
29. Marín BV. Boyfriends, girlfriends and teenagers' risk of sexual involvement. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2006, 38(2):76-83.
30. Furman W, Shaffer L. The role of romantic relationships in adolescent development: Adolescent Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practical Implications. 2003, 3-22. Florsheim P, in:, ed., Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp
31. Giordano PC, Manning WD, Longmore MA. Adolescent romantic relationships: an emerging portrait of their nature and developmental significance. Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood 2006, 127-150. Crouter AC, Booth A, in, eds., Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp
32. DiIorio C. Sexual possibility situations and sexual behaviors among young adolescents: the moderating role of protective factors: Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004, 35(6):528.e11-528.e20.
33. Bersamin MM. Correlates of oral sex and vaginal intercourse in early and middle adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence 2006, 16(1):59-68.
34. Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health 2000, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, second ed., Washington, DC, Government Printing Office
35. Ethier KA. Self-esteem, emotional distress and risky sexual behavior among sexually active adolescent females: inter--relationships and temporal effects. Journal of Adolescent Health 2006, 38(3):268-274.
36. Ethier KA. Adolescents' perceptions of parental monitoring and adolescent sexual behavior: the impact of parental control, solicitation of information, youth disclosure, and parental knowledge. paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, Dec. 10-14, 2005
37. 2008, http://notebook.lausd.net/schoolsearch/selector.jsp, Los Angeles Unified School District, Find a school, accessed June 9
38. Kuruvilla M. Heads up: oral sex among high-risk teens more common than we think, paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. 2007, 4-8. Boston, Nov.
39. Brady SS, Halpern-Felsher B. Adolescents' reported consequences of having oral sex versus vaginal sex. Pediatrics 2007, 119(2):229-236.
40. Fortenberry JD, Florsheim P. Health behaviors and reproductive health risk within adolescent sexual dyads, in: Adolescent Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practical Implications, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2003, 279-296. ed., pp.
41. Ryan S, Manlove J, Franzetta K. The first time: characteristics of teens' first sexual relationships, Child Trends Research Brief, Washington, DC: Child Trends. 2003, No. 2003-16
42. Barber B, Eccles J, Booth A. The joy of romance: healthy adolescent relationships as an educational agenda, in: Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2006, 355-370. CrouterAC, and, eds., pp.
43. Widman L. Sexual communication and contraceptive use in adolescent dating couples, Journal of Adolescent Health. 2006, 39(6):893-899.
44. Leichliter JS. Prevalence and correlates of heterosexual anal and oral sex in adolescents and adults in the United States. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007, 196(15):1852-1859.
45. Boekeloo BO, Howard DE. Oral sexual experience among young adolescents receiving general health examinations. American Journal of Health Behavior 2002, 26(4):306-314.
46. Coyle KK. Draw the Line/Respect the Line: a randomized trial of a middle school intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors. American Journal of Public Health 2004, 94(5):843-851.
47. Dent CW. Demographic, psychosocial and behavioral differences in samples of actively and passively consented adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 1993, 18(1):51-56.
48. Donaldson SI. Verifying drug abuse prevention program effects using reciprocal best friend reports. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2000, 23(6):585-601.
49. Collins WA, van Dulmen M, Booth A. "The course of true love(s)...": origins and pathways in the development of romantic relationships, in: Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2006, 63-86. CrouterAC, and, eds, pp.