College-attending young men’s sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Erica L. Gollub ◽  
Shirley Beauvais ◽  
Carol Roye
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals An evaluation of male learners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal province

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mampho Mochaoa Rogers ◽  
Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde ◽  
Andrew Ross
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Background: With a disparate HIV prevalence among young men and women, high rates of teenage pregnancies and a lack of responsible fatherhood, issues of reproductive health among young people need to be urgently addressed. The aim of this research was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health among young men in the Bethesda Hospital catchment area of northern KwaZulu-Natal province.Methods: This observational, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at six randomly selected high schools within the uMkhanyakude district. All grade 12 male learners ≥ 18 years completed a questionnaire regarding their reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices.Results: A total of 279 learners participated in the study with a median age of 20.2 years and a mean knowledge score of 63.8%. Only 28.3% of the learners showed good or excellent knowledge on basic sexual and reproductive health questions; 50.9% believed that girls say ‘no’ to sex when they mean ‘yes’, and 46.2% believed that girls were sexually aroused when dominated by a man. Some 156 (55.9%) of those who were sexually active did not know their current sexual partner’s HIV status. There were significant associations between being brought up in a female-headed family and early sexual debut but not between early sexual debut and paternalistic attitudes to women.Discussion and conclusions: Basic sexual and reproductive health knowledge among the majority of participants was adequate. Patriarchal attitudes of sexual domination were prominent, and these are probably influenced by sociocultural belief systems of traditional masculinity, which are defined and dominated by men. This perpetuates gender inequality and contributes to poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Poor health-seeking behaviour and attitude relating to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and having concurrent multiple sexual partners, puts them and their sexual partners at risk of HIV/AIDS acquisition. Strategies need to be developed to enhance socially acceptable and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education and services among young men in this area, foster positive attitudes towards women and encourage gender-equal relationships.

132. Improving Disease-Specific Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge Among Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. S69
Author(s):  
Zachary Colin Jacobs ◽  
Rebekah L. Williams ◽  
Michelle S. Howenstine ◽  
Matthew C. Aalsma ◽  
Kimberly L. Korn
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge ◽  
Disease Specific

Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge in Cystic Fibrosis Female Patients and Their Parents

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 770-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Korzeniewska ◽  
Tomasz Grzelewski ◽  
Joanna Jerzyńska ◽  
Paweł Majak ◽  
Anna Sołoniewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge

Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge Among Female College Students in Wuhan, China

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongxian Zhang ◽  
Yongyi Bi ◽  
Jay E. Maddock ◽  
Shiyue Li
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Female College ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge

The purpose of this study was to explore demographic correlates of sexual and reproductive health knowledge among Chinese female college students. A total of 4769 participants were surveyed about sexual and reproductive health knowledge and related sociodemographic factors, using random cluster sampling between 2005 and 2006, in 16 colleges and universities in Wuhan, China. To evaluate knowledge, the scores of 60 questions on reproduction, contraception, and sexually transmitted infections were combined for a possible score of 100. The average score on the knowledge scale was 42.6 ± 13.0 (1.1 to 79.7). Knowledge scores were statistically significant ( P < 0.01) between different sociodemographic factors using χ2 test. Multilinear stepwise regression showed that 11 of 16 factors, including age, grade, major, menarche age, family residence, being the only child, and mother’s occupation were significantly related to knowledge. Female college students lack knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, and their knowledge was influenced by numerous sociodemographic factors.

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