Factors Influencing Sexual Behaviors among Thai Adolescents

Factors influencing sexual risk behaviors among adolescents: A community‐based participatory study

“…Our study documented that increased age was 2.05 and 2.37 times more likely to have sexual behaviors among all adolescents and adolescents with boyfriends/girlfriends, respectively. This was consistent with previous studies that indicated that increased age positively influenced sexual behaviors (Harrison et al, ; Srijaiwong et al, ). Our findings also concur with previous studies that adolescents who perceived a higher capacity to refuse sex were less likely to engage in sexual risk behaviors (Atwood et al, ; Butcharoen, Pichayapinyo, & Pawwattana, ).…”

“…Friends played an important role in influencing adolescents to engage in pre‐coital and sexual behaviors. These findings support previous studies in Thailand that showed that perceived peer norms influenced sexual risk behaviors (Srijaiwong et al, ; Tipwareerom et al, ), the importance of friends in influencing the decision to engage in sexual intercourse (Bingenheimer et al, ), and the role of friends in unintended recurrent pregnancies among adolescents (Aeamsamarng, Srisuriyawet, & Homsin, ). However, among adolescents who had a boyfriend/girlfriend, partner approval of sex was the most significant factor influencing pre‐coital and sexual behaviors.…”

“…Partner approval of sex was found to be positively associated with sexual initiation among adolescents (Villarruel, Jemmott III, Jemmott, & Ronis, ), and openly discussing sexual health with partners was associated with more frequent condom use among sexually‐active adolescents (Widman, Choukas‐Bradley, Helms, Golin, & Prinstein, ). In terms of environmental factors, school type (Srijaiwong, Sindhu, Ratinthorn, & Viwatwongkasem, ), poor school attachment (Mmari et al, ), and living in disadvantaged neighborhoods (Lindberg & Orr, ) increased sexual risk behaviors. A study by Srijaiwong et al () found that among sexually‐experienced adolescents, enrollment in vocational schools increased the likelihood of engaging in sexual risk behaviors compared to enrollment in suburban secondary schools.…”

“…In terms of environmental factors, school type (Srijaiwong, Sindhu, Ratinthorn, & Viwatwongkasem, 2017), poor school attachment (Mmari et al, 2013), and living in disadvantaged neighborhoods (Lindberg & Orr, 2011) increased sexual risk behaviors. A study by Srijaiwong et al (2017) found that among sexually-experienced adolescents, enrollment in vocational schools increased the likelihood of engaging in sexual risk behaviors compared to enrollment in suburban secondary schools.…”

Relación del doble estándar sexual con el funcionamiento sexual y las conductas sexuales de riesgo: revisión sistemática

“…Los resultados encontrados confirman que la actitud a favor del DES favorece las conductas sexuales de riesgo. El apoyo al DES predice un menor uso de protección (métodos barrera-anticoncepción) en cuatro estudios (Danube et al, 2015;Lotfi et al, 2013;Srijaiwong et al, 2017;Teitelman et al, 2013) y mayor probabilidad de contraer ITS en otros cuatro (Bermúdez et al, 2010(Bermúdez et al, , 2013Orisaremi, 2017;Teitelman et al, 2013). Cabe destacar que el DES resulta más perjudicial para las mujeres que para los hombres.…”