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True love waits: do Southern Baptists? Premarital sexual behavior among newly married Southern Baptist Sunday school students.
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Journal of religion and health
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2011-01-28
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52
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1
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263
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75
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This study measures premarital sex prevalence, sources of sex education, and support for secular sex education among 151 newly married young adults surveyed at 9 Texas Southern Baptist churches. More than 70% of respondents reported having had premarital vaginal or oral sex, but more than 80% regretted premarital sex. The proportion of premarital sex exceeded 80% in 6 of 9 churches, among men and women married after age 25 and women married before age 21. School sex education was the only source of information about sexually transmitted infections for 57% of respondents, and 65% supported secular sex education despite church opposition.
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Rosenbaum JE, Weathersbee B. True love waits: do Southern Baptists? Premarital sexual behavior among newly married Southern Baptist Sunday school students. J Relig Health. 2013 Mar;52(1):263-75. doi: 10.1007/s10943-010-9445-5. Epub 2011 Jan 28. PMID: 21274632; PMCID: PMC3156853.