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Abstract

This is a cross-sectional study. The objective was to investigate the rates of sexual intercourse, and factors associating sexual intercourse among adolescent in Mae-ai District, Chiang Mai. The study focused on adolescents currently studying in year 11-12 in high schools (aged between 15-20 years). There were 385 respondents from 437 students who took part in the study by using self-administered questionnaire (88.1 percent). The results of the study showed that sexual intercourse rate among students was 18.6% (25.6% among males and 15.4% among females). The average age of first sexual intercourse was 15.5 years (14.5 among males and 16.1 among females). Overall, 77% of the respondents had their first sex with romantic partners. Among those who had had sexual experience, 44.8% used condom during their first sex (46.4 % among males and 43.6% among females). Factors significantly associating sexual intercourse among respondents were gender, place of living, person(s) who they live with, history of alcohol consumption and smoking in the past year, persuasion on having sex by friends, having friend(s) who had sexual experience, and having exposed to pornography media. Findings can be used in both public health sectors and schools to plan for prevention programs on sexual health for adolescents in Mae-ai District.