Trends in teen sexual behaviour and condom use.
Results from the 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey and the 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey suggest that the proportion of teens who have had sexual intercourse has declined. In 2005, 43% of 15- to 19-year-olds reported that they had had sexual intercourse at least once, down from 47% in 1996/1997. As well, the proportion of teens reporting that they had become sexually active before age 15 declined. About one-third of those who had had intercourse in the previous year did so with more than one partner. Condom use was reported by around three-quarters of sexually active 15- to 19-year-olds who had had multiple partners or who were not married or in a common-law relationship.
Health Information and Research Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Michelle.Rotermann@statcan.ca
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002170:Canada; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners