"I wish I actually had known what the heck sex was:" What adolescent sexual minority males knew and wish they knew prior to sexual debut with a male partner.
"I wish I actually had known what the heck sex was:" What adolescent sexual minority males knew and wish they knew prior to sexual debut with a male partner.
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“我希望我真的知道性到底是什么:”青少年性少数男性在与男性伴侣发生性行为之前知道并希望他们知道什么。
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10.1007/s13178-021-00682-8
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2023
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Nelson,KimberlyM
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Stout,ClaireD;Paredes,ChristianD;Nelson,KimberlyM
IntroductionUnderstanding the sexual health needs of adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) at the time of sexual debut will inform programs seeking to decrease sexual health inequities experienced by ASMM.MethodsIn 2020, sexually active, cisgender ASMM (n= 102, age 14–17) in the US completed the baseline assessment of an online sexual health intervention pilot trial. Participants responded to closed- and open-ended questions about their sexual debut with a male partner, including sexual behavior, skills, and knowledge they knew and wish they knew at the time of their debut, and sources of said skills and knowledge.ResultsOn average, participants were 14.5 years old (SD= 1.4) at their debut. Participants reported knowing how to say no to sex (80%) and wishing they knew how to talk with partners about what they would (50%) and would not (52%) like to do sexually. Open-ended responses indicated that participants desired sexual communication skills at sexual debut. Personal research (67%) was the most common knowledge source prior to debut, and open-ended responses suggest that Google, pornography, and social media were the most frequently used websites and phone applications to find information about sex.ConclusionsResults suggest sexual health programs for ASMM should occur prior to sexual debut, teach sexual communication skills, and teach media literacy skills to help youth deduce credible sexual health resources.Policy ImplicationsIncorporating the sexual health needs and wants of ASMM into sexual health programs will likely improve acceptability and efficacy, and ultimately decrease sexual health inequities experienced by ASMM.