Young people’s romantic relationships and sexual activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Adolescent and young adults’ romantic relationships, physical distancing, and sexual activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

	Total (N = 351)		Ages 13–17 (n = 223)		Ages 18–21 (n = 128)		P-value*
	n	%	n	%	n	%	P-value*
Romantic relationships and physical distancing
Had an intimate partner in the past 3 months	120	36.5	70	33.0	50	42.7	0.080
Spent time in person with an intimate partner in the past 3 months	92	27.9	48	22.5	44	37.6	0.003
Sexual activity
Ever had oral, vaginal, or anal sex	105	31.9	54	25.5	51	43.6	0.001
Had oral, vaginal, or anal sex in the past 3 months	74	22.3	37	17.3	37	31.4	0.003

* p-value based on chi-square test comparing adolescents (ages 13–17) and young adults (ages 18–21)

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