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Gender differences in factors associated with sexual intercourse among Estonian adolescents
Kai Part1, Kaja Rahu, Mati Rahu
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, Tartu Youth Counselling Centre, Tartu, Estonia. kai.part@kliinikum.ee
Aims:
To examine factors associated with early sexual intercourse among 15 to 16-year-old adolescents by gender.
Methods:
The data were collected from a random sample of Estonian basic schools' ninth grade pupils in 1999 using self-completed questionnaires. A multivariate logistic regression analysis for boys and girls was used to test for associations between sexual intercourse, and personal gender role-related attitudes, attitudes towards sexual intercourse, pubertal timing, smoking status and experience of drunkenness.
Results:
Of the respondents, 14.6% of boys and 13.1% of girls had experienced sexual intercourse. Traditional gender role-related attitudes were associated with sexual intercourse among girls, but not among boys. Smoking and experience of drunkenness was strongly associated with sexual intercourse for both genders.
Conclusions:
Gender differences in the association between gender role-related attitudes and early sexual intercourse were observed among 15 to 16-year-olds in Estonia. Smoking and experience of drunkenness were strongly related to sexual intercourse for both genders.
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