Teenage girls' weight 'affects sexual behavior'.Byline: ANI Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): A new study has revealed that teenage girls' weight or perception of their weight might play a role in their participation in risky sexual behaviors sexual behavior A person's sexual practices–ie, whether he/she engages in heterosexual or homosexual activity. See Sex life, Sexual life. . The research team from University of Pittsburgh showed that those girls who were both sexually active and overweight, or who thought they were overweight, were less likely to use condoms than normal-weight sexually active girls. Moreover, underweight Underweight An situation where a portfolio does not hold a sufficient amount of securities to satisfy the accepted benchmark of the portfolio's asset allocation strategy. Notes: girls were also less likely to use condoms. "This study will contribute to sexual health education prevention efforts, which can be tailored to address how cultural norms regarding body size may influence adolescent sexual decision making," said lead researcher Dr Aletha Akers, M.P.H., assistant professor of gynecology gynecology (gīn'əkŏl`əjē), branch of medicine specializing in the disorders of the female reproductive system. Modern gynecology deals with menstrual disorders, menopause, infectious disease and maldevelopment of the and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Pittsburgh, located in Pittsburgh, PA. As of 2007, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine consists of 589 medical students - 53% men and 47% women. . "Knowing how a girl perceives her weight may be just as important as knowing her actual weight," Akers added. The study involving nearly 7,200 high school girls High School Girls (女子高生 Joshi Kōsei from 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey, half reported ever having sex suggested variability in the girls' sexual activity and sexual risk-taking behavior based on their ethnicity and actual or perceived weight. The study results are published in the journal Pediatrics. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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