Surprisingly, a study which measured condom usage among male Americans have shown that 80% of them use condoms the first time they have sex. According to the government, this is a positive sign that there are already noticeable effects of the decade long campaign to modify young people’s sexual behavior. And apart from this, another promising trend which shows that the number of teenagers having sex has leveled off since the 1980s.
The fact that more boys use condoms during their first sexual encounter signifies that they are taking contraception measures more seriously and responsibly. This also means that they are protecting themselves from the harms of sexually transmitted disease—most of which can be curbed through the use of condoms.
“I’m not sure how much of this is guys thinking they need to use a condom or girls insisting they use a condom,” according to 17-year-old Olivier Vanasse of Princeton, N.J. “I’d be hesitant to give guys credit for coming up with this on their own.”
The study, which was released last Wednesday is grounded on interviews conducted among teenagers whose ages are somewhere between 15 to 19 years old. The study was conducted last 2006 until 2010. About 4,700 boys were involved and the results have shown that the number of boys who use condom during their initial sexual encounter has risen from 71% in 2002 to 80% in this recent survey. This, compared to the 1988 data which showed that 55% of boys use condoms the first time, indicates a positive impact in the sexual health of teenagers and younger people.
“It comes as a general surprise to people that teenagers in general and teen boys in particular can behave responsibly when it comes to making decisions about sex,” shared Bill Albert, spokesperson of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. “I think it is surprising.”
As suggested by the survey, the use of condom continues. When asked if they have used condom for the last three months, 75% said they did, compared to the 2002 data which showed 71% for the same parameter. “We don’t think it’s a stupid thing to do anymore,” said Vanasse, a high school senior and staff writer for www.sexetc.org which is a national sex education organization project of Rutgers University. “It’s just accepted as common sense that you should be using a condom if you’re going to be having sex.”
Since 2002, the statistics has been unchanged, pointing to about 43% of girls and 42% of boys reporting to ever have vaginal sex.
Albert further said that “There’s the notion that all teenagers are doing it, and that’s not the case. In fact, less than half said they’ve had sex,” he said. “And there’s no gender gap between the teen boys and the teen girls. There’s a myth that guys are out on the prowl, and that’s not supported by this data.”
“Boys have really stepped up to the plate in the last 20 years. We’ve included them in the conversation about teen sex and have seen them as able to be responsible actors, and they’ve done it for us,” stated Linda Lindberg, a senior research associate for the Guttmacher Institute. “There’s been some shift from the double standard of teaching boys not to ask for sex and teaching girls to say no.”
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