Sexual experiences and knowledge on sexually transmitted infections and unwanted teenage pregnancy: A comparative analysis among male college students with varying residential arrangement

• Main Author: Balasya, Samuel P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2003
• Subjects: Sexual ethics; Sexually transmitted diseases; Unwanted pregnancy; Male college students; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3084; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/9922/viewcontent/CDTG003533_P.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study describes the knowledge of male college students on the consequences of risky sexual behaviors, particularly on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted teenage pregnancy, relates the sexual behaviors as revealed in their sexual experiences and determines the association of the variables with the student-respondents residential classifications. Sixty sexually experienced male college students of Saint Mary's University in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya were randomly selected and then equally divided to differentiate the boarding from non-boarding students, before being interviewed. The majority of the respondents were singles, only 5 were married. Most of them were enrolled in engineering courses, others were in commerce and accounting and in Allied Health Science Education (AHSE). Eight lived alone, with the majority of those not boarding living with their parents or relatives and their boardmates for those boarding. All the respondents appeared to be financially capable of completing college education. All of the respondents were sexually experienced and sexually active male college students, and most of them knowledgeable on STIs and unwanted teenage pregnancy. Among them, 37 have had heterosexual intercourse with 57 heterosexual partners that included their girlfriends or wives, casual/commercial sex workers and partners other than girlfriends. Two respondents have had homosexual sex and one had a combination of heterosexual and homosexual intercourse. Of the 57 sex acts, only 10 utilized condom. However, condom use was inconsistent and erratic. Statistical test results revealed no significant association between the respondents' level of knowledge on the consequence of risky sexual behaviors and their residential classifications. Similarly, their sexual experiences in the last six months prior the conduct of the study had no bearing with their residential classifications. Nonetheless, while the respondents were noted to be knowledgeable of the consequences of risky sexual behaviors regardless of their type of residence, majority still engaged in risky sexual behaviors that exposed them to the consequences of unwanted teenage pregnancy and STIs. Their knowledge did not translate to desirable behavioral practices.