Department of Clinical Sciences, Social Medicine and Global Health, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
PLoS One. 2011;6(8):e23670. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023670. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
More knowledge is needed about structural factors in society that affect risky sexual behaviors. Educational institutions such as universities provide an opportune arena for interventions among young people. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic and religious factors and their impact on sexual behavior among university students in Uganda.
In 2005, 980 university students (response rate 80%) were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. Validated instruments were used to assess socio-demographic and religious factors and sexual behavior. Logistic regression analyses were applied.
Our findings indicated that 37% of the male and 49% of the female students had not previously had sex. Of those with sexual experience, 46% of the males and 23% of the females had had three or more sexual partners, and 32% of the males and 38% of the females did not consistently use condoms. For those who rated religion as less important in their family, the probability of early sexual activity and having had a high number of lifetime partners increased by a statistically significant amount (OR = 1.7; 95% CI: 1.2-2.4 and OR = 1.6; 95% CI: 1.1-2.3, respectively). However, the role of religion seemed to have no impact on condom use. Being of Protestant faith interacted with gender: among those who had debuted sexually, Protestant female students were more likely to have had three or more lifetime partners; the opposite was true for Protestant male students.
Religion emerged as an important determinant of sexual behavior among Ugandan university students. Our findings correlate with the increasing number of conservative religious injunctions against premarital sex directed at young people in many countries with a high burden. of HIV/AIDS. Such influence of religion must be taken into account in order to gain a deeper understanding of the forces that shape sexual behavior in Uganda.
更多的知识是需要关于社会结构因素影响危险的性行为。教育机构如大学为年轻人提供了一个干预的机会。本研究的目的是探讨社会人口学和宗教因素及其对乌干达大学生性行为的影响。
2005 年，980 名大学生（应答率 80%）通过自我管理问卷进行评估。使用经过验证的工具评估社会人口学和宗教因素以及性行为。应用逻辑回归分析。
我们的研究结果表明，37%的男性和 49%的女性学生以前没有过性行为。在有性经验的人中，46%的男性和 23%的女性有三个或更多的性伴侣，32%的男性和 38%的女性没有坚持使用避孕套。对于那些认为宗教在家庭中不重要的人来说，早期性行为和有多个性伴侣的可能性显著增加（OR=1.7；95%CI：1.2-2.4 和 OR=1.6；95%CI：1.1-2.3）。然而，宗教的作用似乎对避孕套的使用没有影响。新教信仰与性别相互作用：在那些已经开始性行为的人中，新教女学生更有可能有三个或更多的终身伴侣；而新教男学生则相反。
宗教成为乌干达大学生性行为的一个重要决定因素。我们的研究结果与许多艾滋病毒/艾滋病负担沉重的国家中越来越多的针对年轻人的保守宗教禁令相吻合。这种宗教的影响必须考虑在内，以便更深入地了解在乌干达塑造性行为的力量。
