ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG WOMEN FIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: A SURVIVAL ANALYSIS IN THREE MIDDLE SIZED BRAZILIAN CITIES

This study examines the timing of first sexual intercourse of females’ adolescents and young adults in three middle sized cities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The data used in the analysis are drawn from a survey entitled: “Projects and trajectories reproductive, scholars and professionals of young men and women between 15 and 29 years old in Minas Gerais: The role of teenage motherhood and fatherhood” (META, 2011). This survey was carried out over the period of June and July of 2011 in three Brazilian middle sized cities of Minas Gerais, a state located in the southeast region of Brazil. The main analytical tool used in the study is the discrete time survival analysis. Main results show that education, religious affiliation and living with the mother are important variables affecting the age of first sexual intercourse among adolescents and young Brazilian women living in middle sized cities of Minas Gerais.