caa a22 4500 606231595 CHVBK 20210128101221.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10508-015-0499-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10508-015-0499-z Characteristics of Youth Who Report Early Sexual Experiences in Sweden [Elektronische Daten] [Anna Kågesten, Robert Blum] Early timing of first sex is a common risk factor for adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. This study explored characteristics and circumstances associated with early sexual experience (at or below age 14) among Swedish youth. Data were drawn from UngKAB09, a national study of youth SRH in Sweden. 24,000 youth 16-28years were randomly selected for a web-based survey with a response rate of 24%. Post-stratification weights were used to correct for over- and underrepresentation in response. Adjusted logistic regression was used to model associations with early sexual experience, by gender. In the final sample (N=5,321, 49% girls), 9 in 10 were sexually experienced, of whom 21% reported early first sex. In multivariate analysis, early sex was significantly associated with 7 of the 9 predictor variables selected for the model among boys and 14 of 15 selected factors among girls. Early sex was positively associated with low educational attainment, early pubertal onset, bisexual identity and (girls only) rural residence. For girls, first generation immigrant status, greater religiosity, conservative sexual attitudes and low Chlamydia knowledge decreased the odds of early sex. Early experience was more common if youth had older partners and, among girls, felt that sex was expected. Being in love, feelings of intimacy, alcohol use at first sex, and (girls only) causal sexual partner and wantedness of first sex were inversely associated with early first sex. The findings and implications are discussed in relation to the European and global literature on early sexual experiences. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Sexual experience nationallicence Early sexual debut nationallicence Adolescents nationallicence Coitus nationallicence Gender nationallicence Sweden nationallicence Kågesten Anna Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615N. Wolfe St., 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA aut Blum Robert Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615N. Wolfe St., 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA aut Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/3(2015-04-01), 679-694 0004-0002 44:3<679 2015 44 10508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0499-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0499-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kågesten Anna Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615N. Wolfe St., 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Blum Robert Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615N. Wolfe St., 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/3(2015-04-01), 679-694 0004-0002 44:3<679 2015 44 10508