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Minority Teens Follow Family Cues When it Comes to Sex THURSDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthScoutNews) -- The sexual behavior of black and Hispanic teenagers is influenced by their family history. A recent study found black male teenagers who were sons of fathers who had been teen dads were three times more likely to be sexually active compared to black male teenagers whose fathers had not been teen dads. The study also found teenage Hispanic males were 10 times more likely to engage in sexual intercourse if they had a brother or sister who had been a teen parent. Hispanic teens who believed their parents were strongly against teenage sex, and younger Hispanic teens, 13 to 16 years old, were also less likely to be sexually active. Teenagers who reported their parents had permissive attitudes about sex and teenagers who believed their peers were sexually active were more likely to have sex. More than half of the teenagers in the study who engaged in sexual intercourse were from single-parent homes. All the teenagers in the study lived in low-income homes...
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