title: [Evaluation of sexual initiation circumstances in youth].
abstract: The age of sexual initiation is connected with many factors such as: the age of biological maturity, temperament, personality, moral standards, family, culture and place of residence, religion, influence of partner. The aim of the study was evaluation of the age and circumstances of sexual initiation of youths. The material were voluntary and anonymous questionnaires. These questionnaires included multiple choice questions as well as fill in the blank questions. The questionnaires were given to high-school students. The ages of the 1374 questioned students were between 18 and 20.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The age of sexual initiation was between 16 and 18 years of age. The most frequent place was bed at home (50.23 to 67.74%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The age of sexual initiation does not differ from other European countries. Circumstances of sexual initiation of Poles is similar to other countries.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Ginekologii Operacyjnej, Katedry Ginekologii i Połoznictwa, Poznaniu. wojmir@gpsk.am.poznan.pl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sajdak
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lukaszyk
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zietkowiak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003075:Coitus; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D011044:Poland; D012424:Rural Population; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population