scholarly journals Trends in Teenage Sexual Behavior and Births in Europe

2004 ◽  
pp. 133-151
Author(s):  
Osmo Kontula
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Reproductive Behavior ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Social Tolerance ◽  
Health Prevention ◽  
Central European ◽  
Almost Everywhere

Sexual and reproductive behavior, and outcomes of that behavior, are treated in thisarticle in the framework of sexual and reproductive health. The focus is on teenagers.European trends in sexual behavior and in fertility/births from the 1980s to the late1990s are presented.The transition in sexual initiation started first in the Nordic countries, then in manyWestern European and Central European countries and finally, one generation later,in Southern and Eastern Europe. The age of women at first sexual intercoursedecreased several years almost everywhere in Europe. Due to improvements in sexeducation and in the use of contraceptives, teenage birth rates have been declining,at the same time, around Europe.There is a serious need for sexual health prevention campaigns and related servicesin Europe. Work for improvement of sexual and reproductive health and rights canbe successful only in a society where there is openness and social tolerance onsexual issues.

scholarly journals Sexual behavior among Brazilian adolescents, National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE 2012)

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 116-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryane Oliveira-Campos ◽  
Marília Lavocart Nunes ◽  
Fátima de Carvalho Madeira ◽  
Maria Goreth Santos ◽  
Silvia Reise Bregmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
School Based

OBJECTIVE: This study describes the sexual behavior among students who participated in the National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE) 2012 and investigates whether social inequalities, the use of psychoactive substances and the dissemination of information on sexual and reproductive health in school are associated with differences in behavior. METHODOLOGY: The response variable was the sexual behavior described in three categories (never had sexual intercourse, had protected sexual intercourse, had unprotected sexual intercourse). The explanatory variables were grouped into socio- demographic characteristics, substance use and information on sexual and reproductive health in school. Variables associated with the conduct and unprotected sex were identified through multinomial logistic regression, using "never had sexual intercourse" as a reference. RESULTS: Over nearly a quarter of the adolescents have had sexual intercourse in life, being more frequent among boys. About 25% did not use a condom in the last intercourse. Low maternal education and work increased the chance of risky sexual behavior. Any chance of protected and unprotected sex increased with the number of psychoactive substances used. Among those who don't receive guidance on the prevention of pregnancy in school, the chance to have sexual intercourse increased, with the largest magnitude for unprotected sex (OR = 1.41 and OR = 1.87 ). CONCLUSION: The information on preventing pregnancy and STD/AIDS need to be disseminated before the 9th grade. Social inequalities negatively affect risky sexual behavior. Substance use is strongly associated with unprotected sex. Information on the prevention of pregnancy and STD/AIDS need to be disseminated early.

Using Social Ecological Theory to Identify Factors Associated With Risky Sexual Behavior in Cambodian Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 10 to 24 Years: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farwa Rizvi ◽  
Joanne Williams ◽  
Humaira Maheen ◽  
Elizabeth Hoban
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Modern Contraceptive ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Increased Risk

There is an increase in risky sexual behavior (RSB) in Cambodian female youth aged 10 to 24 years, which can contribute to detrimental sexual and reproductive health due to the increased risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, or abortions. Bronfenbrenner’s social ecological model was used to identify factors at personal, microenvironment, and macroenvironment levels potentially associated with RSB. A systematic literature review employing PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines was conducted to search 8 databases for articles published between 1994 and 2019. A risk of bias tool was applied for methodological quality of the 4 included studies. RSB is associated with multiple factors including sexual debut at young age, alcohol and substance abuse, multiple partners, living away from parents or orphan status, peer delinquency, non-use of condoms by partners, transactional sex, low education and socioeconomic status, and no access to sexual and reproductive health services. Multipronged preventive strategies operating at different levels are recommended in terms of including sex education and increasing reproductive health literacy programs at the schools and community programs for safe sex, condom use and sexual negotiation skills, and access to modern contraceptive methods.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior about Sexual and Reproductive Health among Adolescents Students in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putu Erma Pradnyani ◽  
I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra ◽  
Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Sufficient Knowledge ◽  
Vaginal Sex ◽  
And Behavior

Background: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) problems remain an important public health issue in many developing countries, such as Indonesia. Therefore, assessing SRH knowledge, attitude, and behavior among adolescents are worth considering for public health intervention purpose in order to reduce their vulnerability to SRH problems. Aims: This study aimed to assess SRH knowledge, attitude, and behavior among adolescent students in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.Methods: This was a cross-sectional school-based study conducted in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia from July to September 2016. This study applied multi-stage random sampling to recruit 1,200 students out of 24 junior, senior, and vocational high schools. Variables in this study consisted of socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to SRH. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and cross-tabulation to identify proportion differences.Results: Regarding knowledge on SRH, students had less knowledge on a reproductive process (10.1%) and reproductive risk (11.4%), but half of them knew about the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV&AIDS (55.6%) and almost all had sufficient knowledge on puberty (90.7%). Meanwhile, few students argued that several sexual behaviors can be performed before getting married, such as kissing and hugging (48.9%), petting and oral sex (18.7%) and sexual intercourse (vaginal sex) (13.8%). Out of 1,200 adolescent students, 880 (73.3%) reported for have ever been in dating with someone. Among adolescent dating, few students reported for an experience of petting (14.3%), oral sex (9.8%), vaginal sex (6.5%), and anal sex (2.6%).Conclusion: Adolescent students in Denpasar, Bali, had a low level of sufficient knowledge in some SRH aspects, a few students reported for permissive attitude and performed premarital sexual behaviors. Therefore, providing comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is worth considering to improve knowledge and appropriate skills in order to prevent risky sexual behavior among adolescents. Keywords: Sexual and reproductive health, adolescents, students, knowledge, attitude, sexual behavior.

Trends in adolescent sexual behavior, health, and education

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Rafael Heller
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Pregnancy Rates ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
School Based ◽  
Behavior Health

Kappan editor Rafael Heller talks with the Guttmacher Institute’s Laura Lindberg, one of the nation’s leading researchers in the field of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, about recent data and trends related to teens’ sexual behavior, contraceptive use, pregnancy rates, and more, including their experiences with school-based sex education.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Factors Associated with Early Sexual Initiation among College Students in Southwest Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Tewodros Yosef ◽  
Tadesse Nigussie ◽  
Dawit Getachew ◽  
Melkamsew Tesfaye
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Early Sexual Initiation

Background. Early age at first sexual practice is a public health issue and now common around the world especially in the developing countries. The development of effective strategies to reduce the adverse consequences of early sexual initiation becomes real when sufficient data is available. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing the prevalence and factors associated to early sexual initiation among college students in southwest Ethiopia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 453 college students in southwest Ethiopia from April to May 2018. A two-stage stratified sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The data were collected using structured pretested self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were entered using Epi-Data version 4.2.0.0 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess the effect of independent variables on the outcome variable. Significance was declared at p < 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results. The proportion of early sexual initiation among college students was 17.9%, 95% CI (14.4%-24.4%). The mean age of sexual intercourse was 17.6 (±2 SD) years. Nearly three-fourths (73.4%) of the respondent’s reason for early sexual intercourse was falling in love. More than half (62.2%) of the respondents used a condom for their first sexual intercourse. The factors associated with early sexual initiation were being female ( AOR = 2.09 and 95% CI [1.17-2.35]), chewing khat ( AOR = 7.05 and 95% CI [3.81-13.1]), exposed to pornographic materials at age < 18 years ( AOR = 3.57 and 95% CI [1.94-6.89]), and poor knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases ( AOR = 8.69 and 95% CI [3.52-21.5]). Conclusion. The prevalence of early sexual initiation among college students was alarmingly high. This may be associated with a huge burden of poor sexual and reproductive health. Therefore, creating awareness of the factors and related negative sexual and reproductive health effect of early sexual initiation for young peoples through the use of mass media (television and radio), school teachers, and parents plays a paramount importance.

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