The number of Canadian teenagers world Health Organization say they've had sexual intercourse at least one time is on the refuse, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
In 2005, 43 per cent of teens aged 15 to 19 reported that they had sexual social intercourse at least once, mastered from 47 per cent in 1996-1997.
The decline occurred due to young women. For them, the proportion who reported having had intercourse reduced from 51 per cent in 1996 to 43 per centime in 2005. Among young men, the proportion stayed unchanged at 43 per cent.
"As well, the symmetry who reported becoming sexually active at a identical early eld decreased," wrote Michelle Rotermann of Statistics Canada's health information and research sectionalization in Ottawa.
"However, among those who were sexually active, there was no meaning change in the likelihood of having multiple partners or, for males, victimization condoms. So while some adolescents have adopted measures to reduce their risks of sexually transmitted contagion and unwanted pregnancy, others report speculative behaviour."
Throughout the study period, the per centum of teens reporting intercourse was higher at old ages. About two-thirds of those aged 18 or 19 had had carnal knowledge, compared with about tierce of those aged 15 to 17.
Condom use fades with ageBetween 2003 and 2005, the proportion of sexually active teenaged girls wHO reported victimization a prophylactic rose from 65 per cent to 70 per cent. Among teenage boys, the ratio stayed about 80 per cent.
'Information wish this is very of import when design education curiculums and trying to pinpoint specific problems within a given demographic.'
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