Premarital sexual intercourse and some related factors among students in facilities 1 Dong Thap community college, 2021

Abstract

Objective: The study aims to describe the premarital sexual intercourse and some related factors among students age 18-24 years in facilities 1 Dong Thap community college, 2021. Research methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted. We used the self-administration questionnaire to collect information from 542 students. Data was analyzed with SPSS software, the descriptive statistics and χ2, OR with CI95% were used to determine some related factors.

Results: The percentage of students had premarital sexual intercourse was 33% (35,1% for male and 24,5% for female). Factors associated with premarital sexual intercourse included economic conditions, receiving parental attention, having friends who had premarital sex, using alcohol, communicating about sexual topic. Recommendation: The school and the health sector should organize the health education on premarital sexual intercourse, establish a reproductive/ sexual health counseling group for students. Students should attend seminars on sexual/ reproductive health care to improve their knowledge, practice about safe sex.