Department of Psychiatry, AFMC, Command Hospital (SC), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2012 Apr;54(2):138-43. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.99532.
Adolescents constitute about 20% of our population and increasingly more of them are initiating sexual activity at an early age. Several behaviors associated with adolescence like masturbation, expression of masculinity/femininity, lifestyle habits like attending late night parties, and consumption of alcohol have been variously implicated in initiating sexual activities. Sexual abuse can also lead to premature sexualization. In view of few worthwhile studies from India that have dealt with these issues this study was undertaken.
To elicit information from two co-education schools adolescent boys and girls on matters related to pubescence, sexual experiences, and sexual health.
Study subjects involved students from class IX to XII in two co-education schools. Consent of parents was taken to administer the questionnaire to their wards.
A total of 586 out of 1580 students completed a self-reporting questionnaire on matters related to sexuality. Statistical Analysis EpiInfo6 Software was used.
Significant association was found among those holding the view that having sex proves their masculinity, being sexually abused, masturbation among boys, and sexual activity. A significantly large number of boys and girls are unaware of role of alcohol on sexual activity and that pregnancy can be caused by single intercourse.
This was probably the first such comparative study from India. Mechanisms need to be evaluated to help adolescents understand their sexual attitudes and situations that are likely to provoke sexual activity. Therefore, not only more detailed and longitudinal studies are needed to understand these relations in a better perspective, but also a well-planned educational program for adolescents is a need of the hour.
青少年约占人口的 20%，越来越多的青少年在早期开始性行为。一些与青少年相关的行为，如自慰、表达男性/女性气质、参加深夜派对等生活方式习惯以及饮酒，都与开始性行为有关。性虐待也可能导致过早的性化。鉴于印度很少有涉及这些问题的有价值的研究，因此进行了这项研究。
从两所男女同校的学校中获取青少年男孩和女孩在青春期、性经验和性健康方面的信息。
研究对象包括两所男女同校学校的 9 至 12 年级学生。征得家长同意，向其子女发放问卷。
共有 1580 名学生中的 586 名完成了一份关于性行为相关问题的自我报告问卷。统计分析采用 EpiInfo6 软件。
发现那些认为性行为证明自己男子气概、遭受性虐待、男孩自慰以及性行为的观点之间存在显著关联。相当数量的男孩和女孩不知道酒精对性行为的作用，也不知道单次性交可能导致怀孕。
这可能是印度首例此类比较研究。需要评估机制，帮助青少年了解自己的性态度和可能引发性行为的情况。因此，不仅需要更详细和纵向的研究来更好地了解这些关系，而且还需要为青少年制定一个精心策划的教育计划。
