Determinants of sexual abstinence and condom use among Central American adolescents.

Unlabelled: Engaging in sexual intercourse early in life and without protection often leads to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in teens.

Methods: A binary logistical regression analysis was used to identify the risk and protective factors associated with two preventive health behaviors: sexual abstinence and consistent condom use among 6,902 Central American teens receiving web-based adolescent health promotion education from 2004 to 2008.

Results: The average age was 15 years, with ages ranging between 10 and 20 years.