Sexual and reproductive behaviour of young female internet users in Serbia

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo

关键词: sexual behaviour;    young females;    Internet;    contraception use;    sexual and reproductive health;   

DOI  :  10.2298/SARH1310653R

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction. Investigation of sexual and reproductive behaviour of youth inSerbia has not been performed by Internet, although it is their popularinformation and communication channel. Objective. Analysis of the Internetacceptability among adolescent females as a research method for sexual andreproductive behaviour, identification of the common girl from Serbia, whichis informed via the Internet, as well as an overview of the most importantproblems in the field of sexual and reproductive health of our adolescents.Methods. The possibility of using the Internet is perceived on the basis ofthe number of girls aged 19­20 years who responded to certain questions askedon the website of the Association of Reproductive Health of Serbia, andreliability of the findings by monitoring the consistency of the obtainedresponses. Girl’s profile is defined according to most commonly selectedanswer to a particular issue, and the most important problems by selectinganswers to some questions chosen by a significant proportion of patients.Results. Internet has proven to be the accepted research tool among youngpeople, according to a large number of adolescent females who responded tothe given questionnaire. The common girl lives in the city (78%), withparents (53%), in the functional family (78%) and belongs to a highereconomic stratum (47%). She declares having many friends (44%), being astudent, and financially completely relying on parents (67%). She had firstsexual intercourse at the age of 17 (20%) and sexual experience with onepartner (46%). Her main motive for sexual activity is being in love (64%),and is satisfied with her sexual life (64%). She prefers condom as acontraceptive method, has not been pregnant (90%), and has not been diagnosedwith STI (85%). At the same time, serious problems, which may affect sexualand reproductive health, have been identified in a significant proportion ofrespondents. Conclusion. Internet has a great potential for defining themodel of sexual and reproductive behavior of youth, and offers thepossibility of alleviating these problems by a variety of activities,including sending motivational messages via Internet. [Projekat Ministarstvanauke Republike Srbije, br. 47006]

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