Premarital sexual behaviour among higher secondary students in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City Nepal

Sexual Health ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 403
Author(s):  
Nabaraj Adhikari ◽  
Saraswati Adhikari ◽  
Nordino Ibraimo Sulemane
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Premarital Sex ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Premarital Sexual

Background Sexual behaviour of young people is one of the major public health issues. This is because adolescent people may involve themselves in risky sexual behaviour such as practising sex at an early age, having multiple sexual partners, having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and unprotected sexual behaviours. The objective of this study was to explore the premarital sexual behaviours among higher secondary school students in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City. Methods: This survey adopted a design of an institution-based descriptive cross-sectional study. A pre-tested structured questionnaire sealed in an envelope was distributed among all consenting 522 higher secondary school adolescent students. Results: Nearly twenty-five per cent (24.6%) of study respondents have had premarital sex. Respondents who had discussed sexual matters with friends had a 2.62-fold higher chance of having premarital sex than those who had not. Male respondents were eight-fold more likely to have premarital sex than females. Respondents who were exposed to pornography reported a nine-fold higher possibility of having premarital sex. Study respondents were also involved in unsafe sexual practices; for example, 13.4% of male respondents had sex with female sex workers. Conclusion: Despite the deleterious social and cultural norms and values regarding premarital sexual activities school adolescents are increasingly involved in sexual activities before marriage. Peer groups or friends are major sources of sexual and reproductive health information, which is often insufficient and inaccurate. It is important to design an appropriate and effective intervention to ensure that adolescents get correct and suitable sexual and reproductive information.

Premarital Sexual Behaviours among Secondary School Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study in Kathmandu

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 39-52
Author(s):  
Yadu Ram Upreti ◽  
Devaraj Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Premarital Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Premarital Sexual

Young people’s sexuality is often stigmatized in South Asian societies, including Nepal, where premarital sex is not accepted socially and culturally. However, the prevalence of early sexual activities among adolescents has increased over time. Given this background, this paper aimed to explore the prevalence of premarital sexual behaviour among the urban high school adolescents. This study utilized a cross-sectional design and collected a total of 609 students of grade 9-12 [ages 10-19] from both community and institutional schools in the Kathmandu metropolis. A validated structured questionnaire was employed and data were analyzed using SPSS with version 24. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were performed to interpret the results. The study showed that the mean age of the respondents was 16 years. More than half of adolescents (52.4%) ever watched pornography, amongst whom eight percent did it on a regular basis. Similarly, 14 percent of in-school adolescents ever experienced premarital vaginal sexual intercourse, where the median age for the sexual debut was 16 years. Male respondents tended to be 13 times more likely to have premarital sex compared to the girls. Respondents who were exposed to pornography materials were likely to be exposed by 5.7 times higher than that who were not. Further, 48 percent respondents who ever had sex did not use condoms during their first sexual intercourse, followed by 45 percent who had multiple sex partners.The study concluded that a notable proportion of adolescents was involved in premarital sexual behaviours followed with vaginal sexual intercourse, especially among the boy students. Hence, the results of this study suggest school-based comprehensive sexuality education to minimize the risky sexual behaviour and promote the safer sexual activities among the secondary level school adolescents.  

HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DENGAN SIKAP REMAJA TENTANG SEKS PRANIKAH SMA KARTINI KOTA BATAM TAHUN 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ibrahim ◽  
Sukma Sahreni
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Statistical Test ◽  
Premarital Sex ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Premarital Sexual ◽  
Sex Knowledge

Various factors causing premarital sexual behavior are loosening of supervision from parents and schools, lack of faith in God, low education in religious values, social influences, easy to absorb western cultures that are currently rife in Indonesia, mass media as well as the internet that provides a variety of positive and negative information. This type of research is a descriptive-analytic study with a cross-sectional approach, which was conducted in February 2017. The population of this study was students of class XII Natural Sciences and Social Sciences of Kartini High School in Batam City, totaling 111 people. Sampling with random sampling technique, as many as 84 people. Data obtained from filling out the questionnaire to respondents, then the data were analyzed univariately and bivariate by computer using the Chi-Square Statistical Test. The results showed that students who had good knowledge about premarital sex were 32 students (38.1%), students who had sufficient knowledge about premarital sex were 24 students (28.6d%) and students who had less knowledge about premarital sex as many as 28 students (33.3%). The results showed that students who had good attitudes about premarital sex were 44 students (52.4%), students who had sufficient attitudes about premarital sex were 21 (25.0%) and students who had fewer attitudes about premarital sex were 19 students (22.6%). Statistical test results show (P = 0,000) meaning that there is a relationship between knowledge and attitudes of adolescents about premarital sex in Batam City Kartini High School in 2018. From the results of the study it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between Premarital Sex Knowledge and Premarital Sexual Attitudes in Kartini High School students in Batam City in 2018.

scholarly journals Influence of Peer Pressure as a Determinant of Premarital Sexual Behaviour among Senior Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
O L Badaki ◽  
M F Adeola
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Premarital Sexual ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study investigated peer pressure influence on premarital sexual behaviour of senior secondary school students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The population for the study comprised students in public senior secondary schools in the twenty-three Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Simple random sampling was used to select Kaduna North senatorial zones from the three existing zones in Kaduna State. Nine schools from thirty-two senior secondary schools were randomly selected. The population of senior secondary schools in Kaduna North zone was 5,730 in 2010/2011. 50% (2,865) of the population was used as sample size. A total number of 1,655 males and 1,210 female students were used. In each of the nine (9) schools, 319 copies of questionnaire were administered to the Students using simple random sampling technique. The data collected were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, and standard deviation. The hypothesis was tested using one sample Z-test at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that, there is significant influence of peer pressure on premarital sexual behaviour among senior secondary school students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was recommended, that Kaduna State Ministry of Education to intensify awareness programme on premarital sexual behaviour through workshops or seminars for the students on how to deal with peer pressure, and other social pressures that may lead to sexual intercourse.

scholarly journals Prevalence and risk factors associated with depression among higher secondary school students residing in a boarding school of North Kerala, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 735
Author(s):  
Urmila K. V. ◽  
Usha K. ◽  
Mohammed M. T. P. ◽  
Kavitha Pavithran
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Background: Depression is very common among higher secondary school students. This study is to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in higher secondary school students in a boarding school of North Kerala; to identify associated risk factors; to compare the prevalence depression between those attending and not attending additional tuition class for competitive exams.Methods: This cross sectional observational study was conducted among 130 students residing in a boarding school of North Kerala during the period 2014-2015. CES-DC scale was used to measure the prevalence of depression. All of them were reassessed after 1year of entering the school with the same scale.Results: The prevalence of clinically significant depression was seen in 57.7% and the prevalence was more in those attending the tuition class (p=0.0068). Depression was more in girls and still higher in girls who attended the tuition classes (p=0.035). There was significant correlation between the prevalence of depression and stream of subjects selected (p =0.001), previous academic achievement (p= 0.01). The scores of depressions didn’t show any statistically significant difference after one year of stay in boarding school.Conclusions: Severity of depression correlates with academic stress especially in boarding schools. Stress of competitive exams definitely more in higher secondary students and is one of the important cause for depression in them. Adolescents are not acquiring enough coping skills to overcome depression. Enhancing the coping strategies and the rescheduling of the educational system are the most important factors for prevention of these symptoms.

scholarly journals Sexual Behaviour among Higher Secondary School Students of Kathmandu Metropolitan City

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
P Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Consistent Condom ◽  
Process Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
Metropolitan City

Background:Lack of knowledge and skills to avoid risky behaviour and lack of access to youth- friendly reproductive health information and services place young people in a position of great vulnerability.Adolescents are at the stage of experimentation and are easily influenced by their peers and are therefore a vulnerable population at risk for HIV/ AIDS and other STIs. Safe sexual behaviour has a crucial role in the prevention of problems related to sexual and reproductive health. The study was designed to explore the sexual behaviour among students of Higher Secondary School in Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Methods: The study was cross-sectional and a total of 268 students enrolled in 12th grade from 6 Higher Secondary Schools were involved in the data collection process. Data collection was done using anonymous, self-administered questionnaire Results: Among total 263 unmarried students, nearly onefifth (17.9%) students have ever had sexual contact. Study showed that nearly half of the sexually experienced students (46.8%) were involved in unsafe sexual behaviour. Conclusion: Nearly one-fifth students had premarital sex and nearly half of the students had been involved in unsafe sexual behavior. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the major concern should be on making the sexual relations safe and it is therefore necessary to encourage young people to be consistent condom users. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hprospect.v11i0.7424 Health Prospect 2012;11:15-18

scholarly journals Adolescent students' attitude towards premarital sex and unwanted pregnancy

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharma Nand Bhatta ◽  
AK Koirala ◽  
N Jha
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Medical Abortion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Premarital Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Sex ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Premarital Sexual

Background: In Nepal, as in other Asian countries, the issue on sexuality still remains a taboo. Despite this, there are increasing numbers of sexual activities reported among Nepalese adolescents. Objective: To know the attitude towards premarital sex and unwanted pregnancy of adolescent students. Methods: Three higher secondary schools were randomly selected and students of those schools were taken purposively with structured self administered questionnaires. Cross-sectional study design was adopted and significance levels were observed with 95% confidence level (pd.0.05 for significant). Descriptive and inferential analyses were done with the sample size 324. Results: Among the total respondents, 32.4% mentioned premarital sex is appropriate and 25% had premarital sex. One third (33.3%) of the total respondents. peers were taking alcohol, 37.7% had smoking habit and 8.3% had drug dependency. Among the respondents having experience of premarital sex, 61.7% had the first sex at the age of mean ± SD 17.72 ± 0.849 years. Among the boys 32.6% and among the girls 13.7% had the premarital sexual intercourse. Majority of boys and girls had first sex with girl friend and boy friend respectively. Among the total respondents who had premarital sex, 16% faced the problem of unwanted pregnancy. Among them, 53.8% managed the unwanted pregnancy by surgical abortion procedure and remaining 46.2% managed by taking medicine (medical abortion). Conclusion: Sexual and reproductive health of the adolescents is now growing concern for many developing countries due to increasing trend in sexual activities and unwanted pregnancies among the adolescents. Health Renaissance, January-April 2013; Vol. 11 No.1; 145-149 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v11i2.8222

Factors determining premarital sexual practice of school students, institutional based cross sectional study in northern Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alem Girmay ◽  
Tekleweyni Marye ◽  
Hadgu Gerensea
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Sexual Practice ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Premarital Sexual

Abstract Objective Reports indicating that adolescents Sexual activities have been increasing worldwide, and the issue is most of the Sexual activities are happening before marriage, which makes vulnerable for multi-sexual behaviors, but there is limited data in this title in the region. So this study intended to identify the status and determinants of premarital sexual practice. Result Among the students 292(52.1%) were females, most of the students found in the age interval of 13 up to 23 (121(21.6%), the prevalence of premarital sexual practice was 21.5%. Residence, discussion on reproductive health issues with family members, monthly pocket money, peer pressure, seen pornography had significant association with the dependent variable.

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