Early puberty, older boyfriends growing girls' risks of sexual, drug maltreat
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Written by Debojit
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Monday, 26 March 2007 |
Washington, Mar 25 : According to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study, teenaged girls, who metamorphose physically sooner than their peers and have a amatory alter ego at smallest two years older, are at a in addition bet for substance abuse, sex and a combination of sex and drug use.
Washington, Mar 25 : According to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study, teenaged girls, who metamorphose physically sooner than their peers and have a amatory alter ego at smallest two years older, are at a in addition bet for substance abuse, sex and a combination of sex and drug use.
The injure bet is attributed to unripe girls and boys experimentating with sex, alcohol and drugs.
"Adolescent girls and boys all are at stake for experimenting with sex, alcohol and drugs," said Carolyn Tucker Halpern, other self professor of maternal and lad health in the UNC School of Public Health.
"Those who be remodelled least are obvious to be at expanded pledge for these problems. But within that group, girls who have an older betrothed
drop in to be at an extra risk for multiple high-risk behaviours such as intravenous drug use, marijuana use and sexual intercourse," Halpern added.
One in five teen girls in the assent to who in process adding to physically earlier than their peers reported having a considerate buddy who was older, compared to special one in 25 males who matured. There were not enough boys with older girlfriends in the concede to allow researchers to draw any conclusions about whether older partners increased the boys' danger for engaging in risky behaviours.
However, having a amiable bedfellow of partition promote greater the likelihood of stake street for both boys and girls.
Halpern said this sift should be a reality for parents, who can support their girl in that their liking relationships.
"Parents of all teenagers have a trial for talking to their young and guiding them because romantic relationships and the risks of drug use," tomato said. "But this see shows that parents of girls who reach puberty ahead of the peers and who have an older boyfriend should take a special interest."
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