Study in sexuality of medical college students in India
Study in sexuality of medical college students in India
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DOI：
10.1016/s1054-139x(98)00083-4
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发表时间：
2000-03-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Chhabra, P
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作者：
Aggarwal, O;Sharma, AK;Chhabra, P
目的：在印度，谈论性是禁忌。对青少年的性知识、性态度和性行为知之甚少。本研究进行的目的是检查：（a）医学生的知识关于性，（B）学习有关性的来源，和（c）的性行为和做法的年轻adult.Methods：本研究进行了在德里的一所医学院的本科生。一个预先测试的，半封闭式的调查问卷是自愿填写的学生。结果：在500名学生中，73%的学生参加了这项研究。性知识、手淫知识、避孕知识和性病知识满意率分别为70%、74.8%、83.5%和92.6%。性知识的主要来源是朋友（74.5%）、色情电影（56.2%）和书籍杂志（55.1%）。只有五分之一的人能够与教师、父母和其他性别的人就性问题进行交流。大约417名学生认为同性恋是正常行为。11.8%的受访者有过性交经历。初次性行为的平均年龄为17.5岁。百分之八十五的大力支持引进性教育在学校level.Conclusion：证据提供了需要提高印度医学生的样本之间的性的不同方面的知识。(C)青少年医学协会，2000年。
Purpose: In India, talking about sex is taboo. Little is known about the knowledge, attitude, and sexual behavior of adolescents. This study was carried out with the purpose of examining: (a) the knowledge of medical students about sex, (b) the sources of learning about sex, and (c) the sexual behavior and practices of young adults.Methods: This study was carried out among the undergraduate students of a medical college in Delhi. A pretested, semiclosed-type questionnaire was voluntarily filled out by the students. Confidentiality and secrecy was assured.Results: Of 500 students, 73% participated in the study. Knowledge regarding sexual intercourse, masturbation, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases was satisfactory among 70%, 74.8%, 83.5%, and 92.6% of the respondents, respectively. Common source of knowledge about sex were friends (74.5%), pornographic films (56.2%), and books and magazines (55.1%). Only one fifth could communicate with teachers, parents, and persons of the other gender about sex. About 417 of the students viewed homosexuality as normal behavior. Sexual intercourse had been experienced by 11.8% of respondents. The mean age of first sexual intercourse was 17.5 years. Eighty-five percent strongly favored introduction of sex education at school level.Conclusion: Evidence is provided for the need to improve knowledge about different aspects of sex among a sample of Indian medical students. (C) Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2000.