Фактори и тенденции в сексуалния дебют на младите хора в България
Determinants and trends in sexual debut of young people in Bulgaria

Summary/Abstract: The results presented in this article are from the survey “Young adults - friendship and intimate relations”, which is part of the cross-national comparative survey, headed by Francesco Billari from Bocconi University, Italy. The survey was carried out in 2002 and the sample consisted of 1136 first and second year college students from six Bulgarian universities. The changes in sexual culture (knowledge) of the young adults - new practices and attitudes toward sex are the object of this research. The methods used in data proceeding are χ2 – test and analysis of variance. One of the main findings is a decrease of age at the first sexual intercourse among young generation of 20 years olds in comparison with the data from the previous national surveys. The mean age at the first sexual intercourse is 15.65 for boys and 16.38 for girls. The influence of family, school, spare time and friends on sexual behaviors are considered and the risk of early sexual initiation has been associated with the lower school attainments, having many and closer friends, risky behaviors and resistance to parental constraints. This survey register greater use of contraceptives and high level of awareness in the girls toward their sexual contacts.

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