TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of teenagers’ early same sex and heterosexual behaviour in the UK: data from the share and RIPPLE studies JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 39 LP - 39 DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096719m VL - 63 IS - Suppl 2 AU - A. Parkes AU - V. Strange AU - D. Wight AU - M. Henderson AU - K. Buston Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/Suppl_2/39.abstract N2 - 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.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.“First … ER -