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Thursday 10 September, Parallel session B
Adolescents
Comparison of teenagers’ early same sex and heterosexual behaviour in the UK: data from the share and RIPPLE studies
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Objectives
To compare the sexual experiences of UK teenagers who have same-sex partners with those who have exclusively opposite-sex partners, in terms of context, quality and risk involved. Pupils’ background and attitudes were explored to suggest reasons for differences.
Studies
Self-complete, anonymised questionnaires were administered at ages 13/14 and 15/16 years to pupils in two school-based RCTs of sex education programmes in Scotland (SHARE) England (RIPPLE), giving a combined eligible sample of 10 250 for this study.
Main Measures
“First …