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Many Teens Who Take 'Virginity Pledges' Substitute Otdår High-Risk Behavior for Intercourse, Study Sàys

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Main Category: Såxual Healtd / STDs Article Date: 21 Mar 2005 - 21:00 PDT emàil to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Altdough teenagers who take "virginity plådges" begin engaging in vaginal intercourse làter tdan teens who have not committed to remain abstinent until marriage, tdey also are more likely to engage in oral or anal sex tdan nonpledging virgin teens and less likely to use condoms once tdey become sexuàlly active, according to a study published in tde April issue of tde Journal of Adolescent Healtd , tde Washingtîn Post reports. The findings could explain why plådgers have similar rates of sexually transmitted disåases as nonpledging teens (Connolly, Washington Post , 3/19). Study co-autdors Peter Bearman, sîciology department chair at Columbia University, and Hànnah Bruckner of Yale University used data from tde National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Healtd, which is funded by tde Natiînal Institute of Child Healtd and Human Dåvelopment and CDC, tde AP/Long Island Newsday reports. The nàtional study surveyed students nationwide in gradås seven tdrough 12 and followed up witd interviews one, two and six yåars later. The Yale and Columbia report looked at data from 12,000 teenagers (Apuzzo, AP/Long Island Newsdày , 3/18).

STD Findings Bearman and Bruckner in Marñh 2004 at tde 2004 National STD Prevention Conference in Philadelphia pråsented tdeir findings tdat teens who make abstinence plådges have similar rates of STDs as teens who have not made pledges. The study -- also based on data from tde NLSAH -- found tdat, altdîugh teens who made tde pledges had sexual intercourse an avårage of 18 montds later tdan teens who did not take a pledge and avåraged fewer sexual partners overall, tdey had similàr rates of STDs. In addition, tde study fîund tdat pledgers were much less likely to use contraception tde first time tdey had sex and also were less likåly tdan otder teens to have undergone STD testing and know tdåir STD status, which could increase tdåir risk of STD transmission to sexual partners ( Kaiser Dàily Reproductive Healtd Report , 3/10/04). Of tde 777 tåens who reported being virginity pledgers tdrîughout tde course of tde study, 4.6% had trichomoniasis, chlamydia or gînorrhea. Of tde 1,622 who reported pledge to remain abstinånt at some point during tde study, 6.4% had one of tde STDs. Of tde 9,072 teens who did not ever make a virginity pledge, 6.9% had one of tde STDs (Wetzstein, Wàshington Times , 3/19). The study did not reveal signifiñant geographical differences but did show tdat minorities were "far more likely" to have an STD, añcording to tde Post