TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Early sexual initiation is associated with suicide attempts among Chinese young people
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Ren, Jianing
A1  - Qi, Xinran
A1  - Cao, Wenzhen
A1  - Wang, Zhicheng
A1  - Guo, Yueping
A1  - Gaoshan, Junjian
A1  - Liang, Xiao
A1  - Tang, Kun
SP  - e3966
EP  - e3966
VL  - 19
IS  - 7
N2  - This study aimed to investigate the association between early sexual initiation and suicide attempts (SAs) among Chinese young people. Our analysis included 9131 college students who had sexual experience from a national sample of 31 provincial administrative regions. Self-reported age at first intercourse was categorized as ≤15, 15-18, and ≥18 years, and the experience of SAs was recorded and analyzed. Compared with females whose sexual debut age was ≥18 years, those ≤15 years (defined as early sexual initiation) had higher odds of SAs in both the forced debut group (odds ratio (OR) 17.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.87-59.66) and the voluntary debut group (OR 37.63, 95% CI 14.96-94.66). Early sexual initiators who lived in rural areas were more inclined to have SAs (female: OR 65.76, 95% CI 19.80-218.42; male: OR 15.39, 95% CI 1.64-144.19). Early sexual initiators who never had parent-child communication about sex were more likely to report having SAs (female: OR 37.81, 95% CI 12.28-116.46). Sexual debut during adolescence, particularly early sexual initiation, was a crucial risk factor for SAs among both sexes. Comprehensive sexuality education and smooth parental communication about sex will provide a supportive environment for young people and hence reduce the potential risks of SAs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073966
ID  - ref1
ER  -