Department of Sociology, Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC, USA.
Glob Public Health. 2011;6(8):843-58. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2010.516759. Epub 2011 May 24.
This study examines the factors that influence sexual behaviours among young unmarried males living in urban slums in India, a population characterised by high vulnerability to STI and HIV infections. Data were collected from 600 unmarried male slum youth to examine the relationships between three outcomes of heterosexual behaviour (age at sexual initiation, number of sexual partners and condom use at first intercourse) and factors within the family/household social environment, peer environment and individual level during the respondents' formative years. Regression analyses found factors within the family and peer-level domains such as growing up in a two-parent household, having adequate levels of parental supervision, experiencing violence in the home and having peers who drank significantly impact the age of sexual debut and the subsequent number of lifetime partners. Condom use at first intercourse appears to be significantly influenced by age of sexual debut and type of sexual partner. These findings indicate that in low-resource urban settings, the influence of family and friends as role models can play an important role in determining the initiation of sexual behaviour among male youth and in making behaviour choices that result in favourable health outcomes.
本研究考察了印度城市贫民窟中未婚年轻男性性行为的影响因素，这些男性处于性传播感染和艾滋病毒感染的高脆弱性人群之中。本研究从 600 名未婚男性贫民窟青年那里收集数据，以检验异性性行为的三个结果（性开始年龄、性伴侣数量和首次性交时使用避孕套）与家庭/家庭社会环境、同伴环境和受访者成长过程中的个人层面之间的关系。回归分析发现，家庭和同伴层面的因素，如在双亲家庭中长大、父母有足够的监督、在家中经历暴力以及有饮酒的同伴，对性初潮年龄和随后的终生伴侣数量有显著影响。首次性交时使用避孕套似乎明显受到性初潮年龄和性伴侣类型的影响。这些发现表明，在资源匮乏的城市环境中，家庭和朋友作为榜样的影响在决定男性青年性行为的开始以及做出有利于健康结果的行为选择方面可以发挥重要作用。
