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What are factors that make early sexual activity more likely?
Established risk factors for early sexual intercourse include low parental educational level, low household income, not living with both biological parents, and poor quality of the parent—adolescent relationship [12–17].
What are the factors for being sexually responsible?
Trust: sexual responsibility is an equal share of trust in each other’s partner. They should trust each other on the choices they make and share each other’s emotions during sex. Honesty: both the partners need to be honest with each other about their problems or any diseases they have to prevent future complications.
What are the effects of early sexual initiation?
Early initiation of sex exposes young people to many sexual and reproductive health problems. Youth who begin early sexual activity are more likely to practice risky sexual behaviours, such as multiple sexual partners and incorrect or inconsistent condom use.
Why is it important to avoid sexual activity?
The avoidance of sexual activity among youth not only prevents unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) but can also promote healthy outcomes and contribute to the positive development of youth.
What are the environmental factors for sexual risk avoidance?
In the conceptual model for sexual risk avoidance factors at the environmental level include media exposure, use of and exposure to Internet pornography, the safety of one’s community, the level of neighborhood poverty, and availability of sexual health education programs.
How does the sexual risk cessation model work?
The sexual risk cessation model focuses on outcomes for sexually experienced youth related to discontinuing sexual activity. The models identify a range of factors that research shows may influence youth decision making, sexual behavior, and related outcomes.