Risky sexual behavior among out-of-school thai and non-thai youth in urban chiang mai, thailand.
RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG OUT-OF-SCHOOL THAI AND NON-THAI YOUTH IN URBAN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):213-26
Authors: Musumari PM, Tangmunkongvorakul A, Srithanaviboonchai K, Manoyosa V, Tarnkehard S, Techasrivichien T, Suguimoto SP, Ono-Kihara M, Kihara M, Chariyalertsak S
Abstract
Out-of-school youth in Thailand engage in risky sexual behavior that
puts them at risk for contracting HIV infection and can have other negative sexual
reproductive health outcomes. No study has examined risky sexual behaviors and
compared them between Thai and non-Thai out-of-school youth. The current study
compares sexual risk behavior and HIV testing behavior between out-of-school
Thai and non-Thai youth. We conducted face-to-face interviews in this study
population in urban Chiang Mai during 2014. Participants were recruited through
convenience sampling from two main sources: non-formal education centers
(NFECs) and social meeting places. We recruited 924 youth, aged 15-24 years, of
whom 424 (45.9%) were Thai and 500 (54.1%) were non-Thai. The majority were
attending NFECs (82.3%). Of the sexually experienced participants (57.7%), 75.4%
did not use condoms consistently, and 50.3% had at least 2 lifetime sexual partners.
Among the study participants, the Thai studied youth had significantly higher
odds of ever having had sex (AOR=2.33; 95% CI: 1.56-3.49; p<0.001), having an
earlier sexual debut (AO...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research