In the 2022 HBSC Italia survey, 18.4% of 15-year-old girls reported having had full sexual intercourse.
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- Sistema di sorveglianza Hbsc 2025 (epicentro.iss.it)
- https://www.sossanita.org/archives/28090 (sossanita.org)
- https://s3-www.savethechildren.it/public/allegati/leducazione-affettiva-e-sessuale-adolescenza-che-punto-siamo.pdf (s3-www.savethechildren.it)
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