Sexual Behaviors of College Freshmen and the Need for University-Based Education

Autor/inn/en	Wyatt, Tammy; Oswalt, Sara
Titel	Sexual Behaviors of College Freshmen and the Need for University-Based Education
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 48 (2014) 4, S.603-612 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Sexuality; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Risk; Health Behavior; College Freshmen; Hispanic American Students; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Institutional Characteristics; Culturally Relevant Education; Gender Differences; Ethnicity; Interpersonal Relationship; Diagnostic Tests; Sex Education; Program Development; Online Surveys; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexualität; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Studienanfänger; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnizität; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Programmplanung; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Problem: College life offers several challenges for students, particularly freshmen who often find themselves in an unsupervised environment with multiple opportunities to engage in a variety of risk behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the sexual behaviors of college freshmen enrolled at a U.S. Hispanic Serving Institution. Method: Self-identified freshmen over the age of 18 years completed an online survey examining sexual health issues. Participants (n = 433) were predominantly female (61.0%), 18 years of age (78.1%), and identified as White (39.3%) or Hispanic (36.0%). Results indicate moderate levels of oral and vaginal sexual activity and low levels of safer sex practices. While rates of diagnosed sexually transmitted infections were low among this group, so were rates of ever having been tested for HIV. Several significant differences were found based upon gender, ethnicity, and relationship status. Conclusion: Universities and colleges can use these results to better develop and implement culturally and gender sensitive sexuality education programs for college freshmen. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01