In two national surveys, investigators found that between 4% and 8% of boys reported having sex before they were 13 That number varied greatly depending on where the boys lived Almost 1 in 13 boys and young men said they had sex before age 13 The number varied according to where the boys lived, race, and other factors. The purpose of this analysis was to examine narratives of first sex among young boys recruited from an urban area with high rates of early sexual onset and stis. Median age at first oral sex was 16.4 years (iqr
Most men had engaged in oral sex (89.5%) and vaginal sex (91.6%) in the previous 12 months with 32.6% reporting condom use at last vaginal sex. The authors suggest that perhaps childhood sexual abuse was at play, or the boy had little. There are limited contextual data regarding first sexual experiences of younger adolescent men
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