Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. There are limited contextual data regarding first sexual experiences of younger adolescent men. Yet these data that are needed to inform STI and early fatherhood prevention efforts, particularly in lower income communities.
Using qualitative methods, 14 adolescent men ages 14β16, all low income, most African American from a mid-sized U. Story-telling was encouraged. Descriptions of first sex were identified, and then analysed for narrative structure and shared concepts. Mentorship, initiation by the female, and idealising sex as a romantic experience, played important roles in constructing the context of first sex.
These factors should be incorporated in harm-reduction interventions for young men in similar contexts. First sexual experiences are considered particularly salient by both adolescents and researchers Lewin ; Cooksey, Mott and Neubauer ; Rebello and Gomes Traeen and Kvalem Holland et al. Studies have examined individual factors such as ethnicity, school record, career ambition and substance abuse, family factors such as parental living arrangement, maternal education, parental communication and parental involvement; and peer factors such as peer pressure and relationship status Mott et al.
Even though these studies describe contributing factors, they are not able to capture immediate context, motivation, and perceptions of early sexual experiences. Yet available data suggest that these contexts, motivations and perceptions are important to sexual health prevention. While first sex for U. Relationship contexts, such as whether the partner is known are additionally important. Individual and contextual influences on sex vary markedly from early through late adolescence.
A more detailed understanding of the early sexual experiences of younger adolescent men is needed to inform STI and early fatherhood prevention efforts for this age group. Qualitative studies can provide insights into some of these contexts, perceptions and motivations that are not apparent in surveys.
