Journal article
First vaginal intercourse and oral sex among a representative sample of Australian adults: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships
Chris Rissel, Wendy Heywood, Richard O de Visser, Judy M Simpson, Andrew E Grulich, Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Juliet Richters
SEXUAL HEALTH | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1071/SH14113
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Background Current information about the characteristics of Australian adults' first vaginal intercourse and contraception or precautions used on that occasion is needed, as well as whether these characteristics have changed between 2001-02 and 2012-13. METHODS: Computer-assisted telephone interviews were completed by a representative sample of 20094 men and women aged 16-69 years. The overall participation rate among eligible people was 66.2%. Respondents indicated their age at first vaginal intercourse and first oral sex. Those who reported vaginal intercourse were asked the age of their partner, their relationship to their partner, the duration of this relationship, and what c..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (grant number: 1002174). The authors are indebted to David Shellard and the staff of the Hunter Valley Research Foundation for managing data collection and undertaking the interviews for this study, and to the Social Research Centre for producing weights for the data. The authors also thank the 20 094 Australians who took part in the two phases of the project and so freely shared the sometimes intimate aspects of their lives. Professor Anthony Smith died during the course of this project and we intend this work to be a tribute and a further example of the extraordinary contribution his work has made to the sexual health and wellbeing of Australians.