Sexual practices among Filipino youth in Metro Manila: Associated factors and consequences

• Main Author: San Roque, Michael John A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Youth—Sexual behavior—Philippines—Metro Manila; Gender and Sexuality
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/4518; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=11356&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study describes the sexual practices among Filipino youth in Metro Manila. Specific elements of sexual practices such as types and number of sexual partners as well as ways of sourcing them were investigated. This study also provides a descriptive analysis of the factors associated with sexual practices such as socio-demographic characteristics and sexual motivations. Ultimately, the study also sought to elicit the positive as well as the negative consequences associated with youths sexual practices. Chain referral method was mainly used in the recruitment of 60 respondents: 20 heterosexual males, 20 heterosexual females, and 20 gays. The average age of the youth respondents is 21.18. Most of them have attained tertiary education. The average monthly income is P13,968.33. The overall religiosity of the youth respondents equates to 0.95 which can be interpreted as low level of religiosity. Generally, the respondents are governed by two sexual motivations: intimacy and enhancement motives. Respondents age, gender, and educational attainment were found to have significant relationships with sexual motivations. In terms of sexual practices, the youth respondents of this study generally had sex with same-aged, opposite sex partners with higher income than them. The most common articulated ways of sourcing sex partners were: common friends, school, bar/club, and Internet. The mean number of sexual partners in the last 12 months is 7.52. The respondents have identified greater number of negative consequences than the positive ones. Most of the positive consequences are fulfillment of the sexual motivations. Majority of the positive consequences emanates from the physical and social aspects. However, mental consequences dominated the negative consequences category.