A study conducted at the University of Alberta suggests that boys aged 13 and 14 in rural areas are more prone to access pornography material than their urban counterparts are.

The study, involving 429 students aged 13 and 14 from 17 urban and rural schools across Alberta, revealed that one in three boys is a porn user. It also found boys were much more frequent viewers of pornography than girls were.

Study author Sonya Thompson, said: "We don't know how we are changing sexual behaviors, attitudes, values and beliefs by enabling this kind of exposure and not talking with kids about it in any meaningful way."

"What kinds of expectations will these young people have going into their first sexual relationships? It may be setting up a big disconnect between boys and girls and may be normalizing risky sex practices," Thompson said in a press release.