Sexual activity and behavior among adolescents in Poland and Lithuania
Journal Title: Ginekologia i Położnictwo medical project - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 42
Abstract
Introduction. The study was taken to evaluate the sexual behavior of young people from two Central European countries: Poland and Lithuania and to determine their level of knowledge about human sexuality. Material and methods. The study included 846 adolescents from two Central European countries: 134 Poles, aged 16-18, and 712 Lithuanians, aged 18. A purpose-designed two-part questionnaire was used in the study. The first part concerned the participants’ socio-demographic characteristics. The second part assessed their knowledge about human sexuality, and determined the source of knowledge; it also contained questions regarding sexual behavior, age at sexual initiation, number of sexual partners, use of contraception, and experience with sexual violence. Main outcome measures: to determine young people’s sexual behavior and their knowledge about sex life. Results. Polish teenagers had their first sexual intercourse earlier than teenagers from Lithuania (mean age 15+-1.2 vs. 16 +-1.1).The analysis showed statistically significant differences between Polish and Lithuanian teenagers in many domains, especially in the frequency of using contraception, knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and knowledge about the consequences of early sexual contacts. Conclusions. The level of knowledge of Polish and Lithuanian teenagers on sexuality is insufficient. An age-adapted sex education curriculum is necessary to spread information about puberty, modern contraception, forms of sexual abuse, etc.
Authors and Affiliations
Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop, Agata Sidło-Stawowy, Zana Bumbuliene, Mariola Czajkowska, Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta
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