Table 2.
Sexual education exposure by sexual behavior with male partners among 14 to 17 year old males who are interested in sex with males in the United States (N = 207).
| Parent/Guardian | Formal Instruction | Website/Phone App | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | None | No CAS | CAS | Total | None | No CAS | CAS | Total | None | No CAS | CAS | |||||
| N = 122 | n = 49 | n = 48 | n = 25 | N = 160 | n = 62 | n = 69 | n = 29 | N = 135 | n = 45 | n = 59 | n = 31 | |||||
| Sexual Education Topics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Χ2 | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Χ2 | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Χ2 | |
| How to say no to sex | 86 (71) | 36 (74) | 33 (69) | 17 (68) | 0.4 | 125 (78) | 47 (76) | 53 (77) | 25 (86) | 1.4 | 28 (21) | 8 (18) | 17 (29) | 3 (10) | 4.9 | |
| Methods of birth control | 64 (53) | 25 (51) | 28 (58) | 11 (44) | 1.4 | 118 (73) | 50 (81) | 50 (73) | 18 (62) | 3.6 | 31 (23) | 11 (24) | 14 (24) | 6 (19) | 0.3 | |
| How to prevent: | ||||||||||||||||
| sexually transmitted infections (STIs) | 73 (60) | 29 (59) | 28 (58) | 16 (64) | 0.2 | 132 (83) | 52 (84) | 58 (84) | 22 (76) | 1.1 | 47 (35) | 15 (33) | 22 (37) | 10 (32) | 0.3 | |
| HIV/AIDS | 64 (53) | 29 (59) | 21 (44) | 14 (56) | 2.5 | 127 (79) | 49 (79) | 54 (78) | 24 (83) | 0.3 | 47 (35) | 16 (36) | 21 (36) | 10 (32) | 0.1 | |
| How to use: | ||||||||||||||||
| a condom | 46 (38) | 19 (39) | 18 (38) | 9 (36) | 0.1 | 88 (55) | 41 (66) | 33 (48) | 14 (48) | 5.1 | 84 (62) | 29 (64) | 38 (64) | 17 (55) | 0.9 | |
| lubrication or lube (e.g., K-Y, bodyglide) | 9 (7) | 2 (4) | 5 (10) | 2 (8) | 1.4 | 31 (19) | 14 (23) | 10 (15) | 7 (24) | 1.9 | 82 (61) | 25 (56) | 40 (68) | 17 (55) | 2.2 | |
| How to talk with sexual partners about: | ||||||||||||||||
| what you would like to do sexually | 31 (25) | 18 (37) | 11 (23) | 2 (8) | 7.5* | 57 (36) | 29 (47) | 20 (29) | 8 (28) | 5.5 | 46 (34) | 17 (38) | 21 (36) | 8 (26) | 1.3 | |
| what you would NOT like to do sexually | 32 (26) | 18 (37) | 12 (25) | 2 (8) | 7.1* | 69 (43) | 35 (57) | 26 (38) | 8 (28) | 8.2* | 36 (27) | 11 (24) | 18 (31) | 7 (23) | 0.8 | |
| STIs/HIV | 22 (18) | 11 (22) | 9 (19) | 2 (8) | 2.4 | 67 (42) | 34 (55) | 25 (36) | 8 (28) | 7.6* | 31 (23) | 12 (27) | 14 (24) | 5 (16) | 1.2 | |
| How to safely and comfortably have: | ||||||||||||||||
| anal sex | 7 (6) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) | 2 (8) | 0.5 | 20 (13) | 11 (18) | 5 (7) | 4 (14) | 3.3 | 102 (76) | 35 (78) | 42 (71) | 25 (81) | 1.2 | |
| vaginal sex | 16 (13) | 9 (18) | 5 (10) | 2 (8) | 2.1 | 50 (31) | 21 (34) | 19 (28) | 10 (35) | 0.8 | 41 (30) | 20 (44) | 14 (24) | 7 (23) | 6.3 | |
| Types of male-male sex | 5 (4) | 0 (0) | 4 (8) | 1 (4) | 4.2 | 12 (8) | 7 (11) | 3 (4) | 2 (7) | 2.3 | 95 (70) | 32 (71) | 40 (68) | 23 (74) | 0.4 | |
| m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | F | m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | F | m (SD) | m (SD) | m (SD) | F | |||
| Average number topics covered | 3.7 (2.5) | 4.0 (2.4) | 3.7 (2.8) | 3.2 (2.4) | 0.9 | 5.6 (3.1) | 6.3 (3.2) | 5.2 (2.9) | 5.2 (3.1) | 2.6 | 5.0 (3.4) | 5.1 (3.5) | 5.1 (3.5) | 4.5 (3.1) | 0.5 | |
*
p<0.05; CAS = condomless anal sex