Premarital Romantic Partnerships: Attitudes and Sexual Experiences of Youth in Delhi, India

Jaya,; Hindin, Michelle J.

doi:10.1363/3509709

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“…The few studies that do address young people's reproductive health and sexuality are mostly studies of women, with very limited emphasis on young unmarried men [18-20]. Those focusing on young males tend to concentrate on urban populations, particularly college students [21-24]. The present study targeted young unmarried men aged 17-22 years in a rural context, a group thus far rarely addressed in research, despite the fact that two-thirds of the Indian population still lives in rural areas.…”

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Assessing young unmarried men's access to reproductive health information and services in rural India

2011

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BackgroundWe investigated the accessibility of reproductive health information and contraceptives in a relatively less developed area of rural central India and assessed the risks facing young unmarried men.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used both qualitative and quantitative methods. Participants included 38 unmarried rural men in four focus-group discussions and a representative sample of 316 similarly profiled men, aged 17-22 years, in a survey. Information was collected on the men's socioeconomic characteristics; awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of family planning; attitudes toward future contraceptive use; intra-family communication; knowledge about STIs/HIV/AIDS; and access and use of condoms. Content analysis for qualitative information and descriptive analysis for survey data were used to draw conclusions.ResultsYoung unmarried rural Indian men's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge is limited, although the majority is familiar with condoms (99%). The young men identified electronic mass media (67%) as the prime source of reproductive health information, yet they lacked detailed knowledge of various contraceptives and felt ignored by health providers, who, they felt, would be capable of providing SRH information through interpersonal communication. Young men are more concerned about avoiding infections and securing sexual pleasure and less concerned about avoiding potential pregnancies. For example, 68% of the young men were aware of condoms and their HIV/AIDS preventive role, but only about two-fifths mentioned condom use to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Although most young men (96%) knew where to access a condom, they felt uncomfortable or embarrassed doing so in their own villages or close by because of socio-cultural norms that prevented them from using contraceptives. Very few respondents (4%) disclosed using condoms themselves, but 59% said they knew someone from their peer group who had used them.ConclusionsYoung unmarried men in rural India are underserved with regard to SRH information and services, because they are not recognized as key targets under the public health system, and they receive their limited knowledge and information mainly from the mass media; this situation could be greatly improved by public health service providers. It is important that programmers involve young men with effective communication strategies to enable them to act responsibly with regard to their own sexual health needs.

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Assessing young unmarried men's access to reproductive health information and services in rural India

2011

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“…The notion that "good" women should not know about sex means that young women in countries such as India can be reluctant to participate in school-based HIV and sexuality education, or to seek SRH information elsewhere (Weiss et al, 2000). Adults may also be unwilling to provide this information to young women within a school context, and the fear that talking about sex leads to sexual activity is notably gendered in contexts where young women's pre-marital activity is prohibited to a greater degree than young men's (Weiss et al, 2000;Chakraborty, 2010;Jaya and Hindin, 2009;Abraham, 2002).…”

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Barriers to HIV and sexuality education in Asia

Iyer

Clarke²,

Aggleton³

2014

Health Education

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to identify the key barriers to the delivery of schoolbased HIV and sexuality education in selected countries in Asia.Design/methodology/approach -A review of published literature on barriers to school-based HIV and sexuality in countries in Asia was conducted, with a focus on research carried out after 1990. The paper also draws on recently undertaken national situation analyses of HIV and sexuality education conducted by the second author with support from UNESCO, as well as more general Asia-Pacific regional assessments undertaken by others.Findings -Four key barriers to the delivery of good quality, school-based HIV and sexuality education are identified: cultural and contextual factors, policy factors, resource constraints and school-level factors.Originality/value -The paper maps these four barriers as key areas in which action needs to occur in order to improve the delivery of school-based HIV and sexuality education. Potential levers for success are highlighted.

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“…The period of adolescence can be demanding and challenging for young adults as adolescents are more pre-occupied with self-identity, selfimage and acceptability in the society and self-awareness. As a result, they therefore try to discover and solidify their sense of belonging and their social image in any society they find themselves (Hindin & Hindin (2009). At this stage in life, they were challenged to consider what the effects of their action are.…”

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“…The study of Wong, et al, (2010) supported the findings of Alo and Akinde (2010) as cited in Naijanewsreel (2011) when they explain that their girl respondents manifested that when they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs they engage in sexual activity. Hindin and Hindin ( 2009) suggest that for male adolescents, abuse of substances, such as drugs, alcohol and tobacco; access to pornographic films and other X-rated materials; having peers who are sexually active; family instability are factors which induce them to engage sexual activities.…”

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Investigation of Factors that Induce Premarital Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Babatunde

2019

ESJ

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Adolescence is a period of life that is characterized by dramatic changes in biological processes in physical and social contexts. The period can be demanding and challenging because adolescents are preoccupied with self-identity, self-image and acceptability in the society as well as selfawareness since the action to be taken is a big part of person's life in the future particularly on whether or not to engage in premarital sexual intercourse. This study investigated factors that induce adolescents to engage in premarital sexual intercourse among secondary school students in Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions and one hypothesis and adopted survey research design. Multistage sampling technique was used to sample 600 students from all the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. One instrument with reliability coefficient of 0.79 was used for data collection. Descriptive and Inferential statistics was used to analyze the data collected. Finding shows that previous sexual abuse experience (75%) was the most potent factor that induces premarital sexual intercourse and four of the of the independent variables showed significant contribution to the dependent variable: previous sexual abuse experience (β = .290, p<.05), smoking of prohibited drugs (β =-.345, p<.05), peer influence (β = .225, p<.05), poor housing condition (β = .126, p<.05). It was recommended that adolescents should avoid engaging in premarital sexual intercourse and reduce curiosity about sex.

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Premarital Romantic Partnerships: Attitudes and Sexual Experiences of Youth in Delhi, India

Cited by 44 publications

References 11 publications

Assessing young unmarried men's access to reproductive health information and services in rural India

Assessing young unmarried men's access to reproductive health information and services in rural India

Barriers to HIV and sexuality education in Asia

Investigation of Factors that Induce Premarital Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Nigeria

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