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Older adolescents discussed sexual behaviour with partners after trust had been built

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.2.1.27

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    Lock SE, Ferguson SL, Wise C.Communication of sexual risk behavior among late adolescents.West J Nurs Res1998 Jun;20:273–94OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Question How do older adolescents perceive communication with their partners about sexual risk behaviour (multiple partners; sexual intercourse without condoms; or sexual intercourse with partners who have HIV infection, have a sexually transmitted disease [STD], or who use or have used intravenous drugs)?

    Design

    Grounded theory.

    Setting

    A public university in south east US.

    Participants

    32 single adolescents (mean age 19 y, 56% women, 72% white, and mean age at first intercourse 17 y) who had never been pregnant or fathered a child and had had sexual intercourse.

    Methods

    A semistructured interview by a researcher of the same sex dealt with perceptions of decisions to have sexual intercourse and discussions with partners about birth control, previous …

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    • Source of funding: American Nurses Foundation.

    • For correspondence: Dr S E Lock, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, 435a Health Sciences Learning Center 0232, Lexington, KY 40536–0232, USA. Fax +1 606 323 1057.