Open AccessSexual Behavior and Its Associated Factors among Male College Youths of Pokhara, Nepal
Author(s) -
Bijaya Parajuli,
Chiranjivi Adhikari
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of health and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-2587
pISSN - 2091-2579
DOI - 10.37107/jhas.134
Subject(s) - demography , residence , sexual intercourse , condom , logistic regression , reproductive health , population , sexual behavior , cross sectional study , psychology , medicine , gerontology , social psychology , family medicine , syphilis , sociology , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Young people are the important group for addressing sexual and reproductive health of Nepal as the proportion of youth is nearly a fifth of the total population. The issue of youth’s sexual behavior and its consequences is a concern for every generation and it is likely to continue to be a challenge in the future. The study aimed to assess the sexual behavior and its associated factors among male college youths of Pokhara, Nepal.
Methods: An institution based cross sectional study was conducted among the 801 male youths of 16 colleges of Pokhara metropolitan. Probability proportional to size sampling was used as sampling strategy. A structured, pretested and sealed self-administered questionnaire was distributed among the 967 participants. The association between sexual behavior and the explanatory variables were assessed using chi square test and multivariate logistic regression.
Results: The study revealed that the substantial proportion (45.1%) of the male college youths had indulged in sexual intercourse. Nearly two third (60.4%) of the sexually active respondents had two or more than two partners. Similarly,more than half (51.61%) of those who were involved in sexual intercourse with commercial sex worker had not used condom at an every act of sexual intercourse. Age of the respondents (AOR=3.20, 95% CI; 1.06-9.66), permanent residence (AOR=2.38,95% CI;1.55-3.68), living arrangement (AOR=1.71 ,95% CI; 1.13-2.58) and dependent for income (AOR= 0.39,95% CI; 0.24-0.63) were significantly associated with having sexual intercourse.
Conclusions: The younger male college youths living with friends, relatives or alone in temporary residences were sexually more active than their counterparts.