Mentorship, initiation by the female, and idealising sex as a romantic experience, played important roles in constructing the context of first sex. These factors should be incorporated in harm-reduction interventions for young men in similar contexts.įirst sexual experiences are considered particularly salient by both adolescents and researchers ( Lewin 1982 Cooksey, Mott and Neubauer 2002 Rebello and Gomes 2009) ( Traeen and Kvalem 1996) ( Holland et al.
