Open AccessSEXUAL BEHAVIOR AT RISK OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN PRISON: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AT SEMARANG CLASS I PENITENTIARY
Author(s) -
Nur Wulan Nugrahani,
Arie Udijono,
Lintang Dian Saraswati,
Arie Wuryanto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of public health for tropical and coastal region
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2597-4378
DOI - 10.14710/jphtcr.v3i1.8382
Subject(s) - imprisonment , prison , psychology , sexual intercourse , pornography , sexual orientation , population , sex organ , observational study , sexual stimulation , clinical psychology , demography , medicine , social psychology , criminology , environmental health , sociology , pathology , biology , psychoanalysis , genetics
High-risk behavior placed inmates to be one of certain population to be vulnerable to sexually-transmitted infections (STI) due to the discontinuity of sexual needs in imprisonment. The purpose of this study is to describe the history of STIs-risked sexual behavior of inmates before and during imprisonment. This research was an observational study with a cross sectional study design. The samples were 100 male inmates in Semarang Class I Penitentiary. Univariate data analyzed and presented in frequency distribution. Characteristics of respondents in this study include the majority of respondents aged less than 40 years (70%), completed high school (42%), and married (48%). Sexual orientation before and during imprisonment were all heterosexual (100%). Historical description of STIs-risked sexual behavior with a high risk category were 53%, while during imprisonment were 71%. Based on sexual behavior in prison, 54% doing masturbation involving genital stimulation and pornography, 13% touching intimate parts in the visiting room, 5% had intercourse with the opposite sex in prisons. This findings implied that the sexual needs of inmates in prison are real and need to be channeled in a healthy manner.