Preval­ence varies widely by race, ethnic­ity and geogra­phic locati­onWASHINGTON: Between 3.6 percent and 7.6 percent of US boys reported having sexual intercourse before the age of 13 in a study published on Monday, but the prevalence varies widely by race, ethnicity and geographic location. The study in the latest issue of JAMA Pediatrics looked at the results of two surveys to determine how common it is for US boys to have sex before the age of 13. A total of 7.6 percent of the nearly 20,000 male high school in one study reported having sexual intercourse before the age of 13. “Broad cultural scripts about masculinity and sex hold that men should start having sex early and have sex often,” the study’s authors said. The study did not look at girls’ sexual behavior but cited other research as saying that boys were more than twice as likely as girls to experience sexual intercourse before the age of 13.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2019 16:07 UTC