Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents

This cross-sectional analysis examines the factors influencing sexual behaviors, no-sex experience, safe sexual behaviors and unsafe sexual behaviors among adolescents, and the degree of sexual risk behaviors among sexually experienced adolescents by using web-based questionnaires. The participants...

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Main Authors: Sitanan Srijaiwong, Siriorn Sindhu, Ameporn Ratinthorn, Chukiat Viwatwongkasem
Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Nursing
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Published: 2017
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spelling th-mahidol.33102023-04-12T15:20:58Z Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents Sitanan Srijaiwong Siriorn Sindhu Ameporn Ratinthorn Chukiat Viwatwongkasem Mahidol University. Faculty of Nursing Mahidol University. Faculty of Public Health Sexual risk behaviors safe sexual behaviors unsafe sexual behaviors adolescents Journal for Population and Social Studies วารสารประชากรและสังคม This cross-sectional analysis examines the factors influencing sexual behaviors, no-sex experience, safe sexual behaviors and unsafe sexual behaviors among adolescents, and the degree of sexual risk behaviors among sexually experienced adolescents by using web-based questionnaires. The participants were 3,192 Thai adolescents ages 15-19 and studying at secondary and vocational schools. Data were analyzed by using multinomial logistic regression analysis and multilevel regression analysis. Among all participants, 769 adolescents reported having had sexual experience defined as sexual intercourse (prevalence=24.09). Unsafe sexual behaviors escalated with age, enrollment in vocational school, greater perceived peer approval and sexual double standards. Unsafe sexual behaviors decreased with male gender, living with both parents having a higher sexual risk behavioral attitude and sexual message communication. The results revealed that school type was the greatest predictor influencing sexual risk behaviors followed by peer approval and sexual behaviors, type of family structure, living arrangements, sex, age, sexual risk behavioral attitude, sexual double standards and sexual message communication. In today’s society, external environmental factors have greater influence on sexual risk behaviors, especially school environment. And each adolescent has different contexts related to sexual behaviors. Hence, we should consider differences in individual, family and school contexts when developing an effective health system that promotes sexual health and sexual risk behavior prevention among adolescents, one that will lead to decreased negative outcomes from sexual behaviors among adolescents. 2017-12-21T07:14:11Z 2017-12-21T07:14:11Z 2017-12 2017-06 Article Journal for Population and Social Studies. Vol.25, No.3 (2017), 171-193 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3310 eng Mahidol University Institute for Population and Social Research. Mahidol University application/pdf
institution Mahidol University
building Mahidol University Library
continent Asia
country Thailand
Thailand
content_provider Mahidol University Library
collection Mahidol University Institutional Repository
language English
topic Sexual risk behaviors
safe sexual behaviors
unsafe sexual behaviors
adolescents
Journal for Population and Social Studies
วารสารประชากรและสังคม
spellingShingle Sexual risk behaviors
safe sexual behaviors
unsafe sexual behaviors
adolescents
Journal for Population and Social Studies
วารสารประชากรและสังคม
Sitanan Srijaiwong
Siriorn Sindhu
Ameporn Ratinthorn
Chukiat Viwatwongkasem
Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents
description This cross-sectional analysis examines the factors influencing sexual behaviors, no-sex experience, safe sexual behaviors and unsafe sexual behaviors among adolescents, and the degree of sexual risk behaviors among sexually experienced adolescents by using web-based questionnaires. The participants were 3,192 Thai adolescents ages 15-19 and studying at secondary and vocational schools. Data were analyzed by using multinomial logistic regression analysis and multilevel regression analysis. Among all participants, 769 adolescents reported having had sexual experience defined as sexual intercourse (prevalence=24.09). Unsafe sexual behaviors escalated with age, enrollment in vocational school, greater perceived peer approval and sexual double standards. Unsafe sexual behaviors decreased with male gender, living with both parents having a higher sexual risk behavioral attitude and sexual message communication. The results revealed that school type was the greatest predictor influencing sexual risk behaviors followed by peer approval and sexual behaviors, type of family structure, living arrangements, sex, age, sexual risk behavioral attitude, sexual double standards and sexual message communication. In today’s society, external environmental factors have greater influence on sexual risk behaviors, especially school environment. And each adolescent has different contexts related to sexual behaviors. Hence, we should consider differences in individual, family and school contexts when developing an effective health system that promotes sexual health and sexual risk behavior prevention among adolescents, one that will lead to decreased negative outcomes from sexual behaviors among adolescents.
author2 Mahidol University. Faculty of Nursing
author_facet Mahidol University. Faculty of Nursing
Sitanan Srijaiwong
Siriorn Sindhu
Ameporn Ratinthorn
Chukiat Viwatwongkasem
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author Sitanan Srijaiwong
Siriorn Sindhu
Ameporn Ratinthorn
Chukiat Viwatwongkasem
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title Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents
title_short Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents
title_full Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents
title_fullStr Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing sexual behaviors among Thai adolescents
title_sort factors influencing sexual behaviors among thai adolescents
publishDate 2017
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3310
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