ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Adolescent sexual behaviour and its determinants: A hospital-based study.
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Abstract
aimTo know the prevalence of sexual activity, their sexual behaviour and attitude towards sex among unmarried adolescent females. MATERIALS AND
methodsIt was a hospital-based prospective observational study. The study duration was 1 year. The study participants were unmarried girls between the age group of 10-19 years who gave written informed consent. In the case of a minor, consent was obtained from parents also. Pre-designed, pre-structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used to evaluate the sexual behaviour.
resultsOut of the 320 adolescents presented to the OPD, only 165 consented to participate in the study. Prevalence of sexual activity was 16.9% (28/165) in the study. Eight (8/165) adolescent girls have not attained menarche and all were not having any knowledge of sex. Three girls were the victims of sexual exploitation. Around 64% of these girls were sexually active with their classmates. All the sexually active females were having intercourse through the vaginal route, however non-vaginal route was also practiced by 6 girls. Home (11, 39%) was the preferred place followed by the hotel (10, 35.7%) for sexual activity.
conclusionPrevalence of sexual activity is low among Indians as compared to the western world but it may be a tip of iceberg as it is a hospital-based study. This is the first study that assessed the route of intercourse, frequency of sexual activity, and place preferred by these adolescents to evaluate the sexual health behaviour.
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