HBSC Briefing Paper 20: sexual health of 15 year olds in Scotland 1: ever had intercourse

Candace Currie; Mareike Franz; Juliet McEachran; Ross  Whitehead; Winfried van der Sluijs; Dorothy  Currie; Fergus  Neville

HBSC Briefing Paper 20: sexual health of 15 year olds in Scotland 1: ever had intercourse

Candace Currie, Mareike Franz, Juliet McEachran, Ross Whitehead, Winfried van der Sluijs, Dorothy Currie, Fergus Neville

GCU London

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Abstract

Sexual health is defined as a state of physical, emotional and social well-being regarding an individual’s sexual behaviour.1 Adolescence is a key period in the development of personal relationships and sexual behaviour. This HBSC Briefing Paper provides an overview of young people in Scotland’s self-reported engagement in sexual activity in relation to social and individual factors. The data comes from 15-year old pupils** who participated in HBSC Scotland national surveys in 2010 and 2014.

Original language	English
Publisher	Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU)
Publication status	Published - May 2015

Keywords

Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC)
Scotland
sexual health

Documents and Links

http://www.cahru.org/content/03-publications/03-briefing-papers-and-factsheets/bp20_final.pdf

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