Analysis of the correlation between the time of first sexual behavior and HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors of female college students in Shanxi Province
Objective To understand the occurrence of sexual behaviors among female college students in Shanxi Province,and to explore the correlation between the age of first sexual behavior and HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors,so as to provide a basis for sex education among college students in Shanxi Province in the future.Methods Female college students(undergraduates and postgraduates)in Shanxi Province were selected as the subjects by cluster sampling method,and the subjects were invited to fill in the questionnaire anonymously online.Results A total of 488 female college students participated and completed the questionnaire.The average age of the subjects was(22.98±0.62)years,and the incidence of sexual behaviors was 23.6%.There were statistically significant differences in the occurrence of sexual behaviors of the subjects in different age groups(P<0.001).82.0%of the subjects received sex education.41.7%had their first sexual encounter in college,40.0%in high school,and 18.3%in middle school.Among them,subjects who had first sexual encounter with the opposite sex in college accounted for 97.9%.The use rate of condom for first sexual encounter was 70.8%,and 64.6%preferred to take other measures as contraception.77.1%had less than two sexual partners in the past year,and the rate of condom used frequently and each time in sexual behaviors in the past year was 77.1%.Compared to that,the subjects who had their first sexual intercourse before college had the characteristics of not using a condom for the first sexual behavior(P<0.001),being more inclined to use condoms as contraception(P<0.001),having≥2 sexual partners in the last year(P=0.002),and never or occasionally using condoms in the last year(P=0.009).Conclusions Female college students in Shanxi Province have higher incidence of sexual behaviors and more HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors,and those who have their first sexual behavior earlier are more likely to have HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors.
first sexual behaviorHIV-related high-risk sexual behaviorssex educationfemale college students
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