Psychosocial predictors of adolescent sexual behavior.

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dc.contributor.authorLakshmi, P V Men_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Nitinen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Rajeshen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-06en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T14:14:01Z
dc.date.available2007-10-06en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T14:14:01Z
dc.date.issued2007-10-06en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To find out the psychosocial factors associated with adolescent sexual behavior. METHODS: A cross sectional study was carried out in Chandigarh Union Territory of India by enrolling 11 th class students from six randomly selected schools. A pre-tested questionnaire containing 83 items was administered after ensuring privacy and confidentiality. Socio-economic status, residence, gender, grade in the class, religion, acculturation level, self esteem, social support and coping behavior were considered as independent explanatory variables and physical sexual contact (which included kissing, hugging and sexual intercourse) was taken as dependent variable. RESULTS: Two hundred and fifty seven students enrolled for the study had mean age of 17 yr. The prevalence of sexual activity was 20% (95% CI: 13.6%-28.1%) among males and 6% (95% CI: 1.3%-18.8%) among females. Four percent of males and 1% of females reported sexual intercourse. The main reason for not having sexual physical contact was societal norms. After adjusting for confounders in multivariate analysis, male gender (OR: 3.5; 95%CI: 1.5-8.1) and modern attitudes (OR: 0.77; 95%CI: 0.6-0.98) were found to be the risk factors for initiation of sexual activity in adolescence. CONCLUSION: Cultural norms rather than the individual/psychological factors tend to govern adolescent sexual behavior in Indian society.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLakshmi PV, Gupta N, Kumar R. Psychosocial predictors of adolescent sexual behavior. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2007 Oct; 74(10): 923-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/82458
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshAcculturationen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshCultural Characteristicsen_US
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshOdds Ratioen_US
dc.subject.meshPoverty Areasen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Populationen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSexual Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshSocial Valuesen_US
dc.subject.meshStudents --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Populationen_US
dc.titlePsychosocial predictors of adolescent sexual behavior.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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