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This article provides an overview of the sexual risk behaviors of middle school students from 16 districts and states throughout the country, and examines these risks by demographic variables.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>METHODS:<\/jats:bold> In 2009, 10 states and 6 districts administered the Youth Risk Behavior Survey\u2010Middle School and included sexual behavior questions. Data were examined using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Online database. Frequencies were run for 4 sexual behaviors and an HIV\/AIDS education question for each location. A series of <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests were calculated for these 5 items by gender, age, and race for each location.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>RESULTS:<\/jats:bold> Data show that 5\u201320% of sixth graders and 14\u201342% of eighth graders have engaged in sexual intercourse. A concerning percentage of students have also engaged in other sexual risk behaviors and many are not receiving HIV\/AIDS education. Additionally, there were significant differences by gender, race, and age.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:bold> Consistent with previous studies, males, minorities, and older students are more likely to engage in sexual risk behaviors. There is also variation in the percentage of students engaging in sexual behaviors across locations. Sexual risk reduction education is important for middle school youth, particularly for minorities, males and those from southern and\/or larger, urban cities as those are the populations with generally higher sexual risk behaviors.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1746-1561.2012.00748.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,12,18]],"date-time":"2012-12-18T20:25:51Z","timestamp":1355862351000},"page":"61-68","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Sexual Behaviors of Middle School Students: 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results From 16 Locations"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"83","author":[{"given":"Michele J.","family":"Moore","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elissa M.","family":"Barr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tammie M.","family":"Johnson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,12,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_2","unstructured":"KirbyD LeporeG.Sexual Risk and Protective Factors: Factors Affecting Teen Sexual Behavior Pregnancy Childbearing and Sexually Transmitted Disease: Which Are Important? 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