%A Pahari, Sandip
%A Acharya, Bishwas
%A Chauhan, Hoshiar
%T Adolescent sexual behaviour in Pokhara Submetropolitan Municipality, Nepal
%9 Original Article
%D 2018
%J Port Harcourt Medical Journal
%R 10.4103/phmj.phmj_31_16
%P 117-121
%V 12
%N 3
%U https://www.phmj.org/article.asp?issn=0795-3038;year=2018;volume=12;issue=3;spage=117;epage=121;aulast=Pahari
%8 September 1, 2018
%X
Background: Risky sexual behaviour among adolescents is an emerging problem in Nepal.
Aim: To assess the sexual behaviour and media influence and determine the association of watching porn movies and sexual activity with sociodemographic factors among adolescents in Pokhara submetropolitan municipality, Nepal.
Methods: An institution-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 302 adolescents of higher secondary schools in Pokhara submetropolitan municipality, Nepal, using self-administered questionnaire technique. Data were collected and analysed using SPSS software version 21.
Results: Out of 302 respondents, 81 (27%) had sexual intercourse, whereas 221 (73%) did not have sexual intercourse. There was a statistical association between exposure to porn movies with age (P = 0.038), caste (P ≤ 0.05), gender (P < 0.001), monthly family income (P < 0.001), monthly pocket money (P < 0.001) and time spent on watching computer (P < 0.001). Presence of television in personal bedroom of the adolescents was significantly associated with the number of times they watched the porn movies (P = 0.013). Involvement in sexual intercourse was significantly associated with age (P < 0.001), type of family (P = 0.008), gender (P = 0.001), monthly family income (P = 0.014), monthly pocket money (P < 0.001), exposure to porn movies (P < 0.001) and presence of boyfriend/girlfriend (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Sexual behaviour among adolescents was found to be high. Reproductive and sex education should be introduced into the school curriculum to minimise and control premarital and unsafe sex.
%0 Journal Article
%I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
%@ 0795-3038