| Health Behaviors, Reproductive Health History, and Sexual Behaviors of College Students |
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Sukhee Ahn, Insook Park, Jin Sook Han, Tae Im Kim, Myung Soon Kwak, Hi Sook Chung |
1Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea. sukheeahn@cnu.ac.kr
2Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Korea.
3Department of Nursing, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University, Korea.
4Division of Health, College of Visual Image & Health, Kongju University, Korea.
5Shinsung College, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to survey the health behaviors related to reproductive health, reproductive health history, and sexual behaviors of college students in local areas.
METHOD: With a survey design, 792 college students from C and D areas were recruited to assess health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol drinking, as well as history of reproductive health and sexual behaviors. The data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire from November to December, 2007.
RESULT: Mean age of the students was 20.8(SD=1.96) and gender distribution was 29.2% for male and 70.8% for female. Unhealthy behaviors were alcohol drinking, smoking, excessive weight loss, and irregular exercise; unsafe sex practices were experience of sexual intercourse with multiple sex partners and history of sexually transmitted disease (STD). Male students had more alcohol drinking (p=.04), smoking(p<.001), excessive weight loss(p=.01), experience of sexual intercourse with multiple sex partners(p<.001), history of STD(p=.025) compared to females. On the other hands, female students participated in regular exercise less than males(p<.001).
CONCLUSION
College students seem to perform unhealthy behaviors related to reproductive health and less effective way of safe sex practices. Therefore, a planned education program for reproductive health promotion operated by college level is needed to assess and improve the level of reproductive health in college students. |
| Key Words:
Reproductive health; Health behavior; Sexually Transmitted Disease; Sexual behavior |
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