Cross-National Trends in Early Sexual Initiation Among 15-Year-Old Adolescents, 2002–2022
Despite a small decrease over time, still 4% of participants reported early sexual initiation in 2022. Concerted and sustained efforts are needed to support adolescent sexual health.
Authors
- Alina Cosma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0603-5226)
- András Költő (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5509-2809)
- Gina Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5295-316X)
- Margaretha de Looze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-4415)
- Christiana Nicolaou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8923-7888)
- Kristina Winter
- Colette Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7598-0160)
- Rachael Maloney
- Louise Lunney
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (NL)
- Ministry of Education and Culture (CY)
- Athabasca University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607711
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- University of Galway