Sexual knowledge, attitudes and activity of men conscripted into the military

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Yanchiou Ku¹  Mingder Shi²  Jiankang Chao³  Michia Ma⁴  Yenchin Lin⁵  Chinghong Tsai⁶ 

[1] Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung General Veterans Hospital, Kaohsiung County, R.O.C, Taiwan;Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Yung-Kang Veterans Hospital, Tainan, R.O.C, Taiwan;Department of Psychiatry, Yuli Veterans Hospital, HuaLien, R.O.C, Taiwan;Graduate School of Human Sexuality, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung County, R.O.C, Taiwan;Department of Statistics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, R.O.C, Taiwan;Graduate School of Human Sexuality, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung County, R.O.C, Taiwan;Graduate School of Human Sexuality, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung County, R.O.C, Taiwan;Department of Psychiatry, Military Kaohsiung General Hospital, Kaohsiung County, R.O.C, Taiwan;

关键词: Sexual Activity;    Sexual Intercourse;    Sexual Attitude;    Sexual Knowledge;    Military Conscript;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-10-577

 received in 2010-01-11, accepted in 2010-09-27,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMilitary conscripts may experience a change in their attitude towards sex at times when sexual urges are at their peak during their physical growth. This study examines the experience, understanding, knowledge and attitudes regarding sexual activity of the military conscripts.MethodsData was obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 1127 young adult military conscripts, and were evaluated in Southern Taiwan from January to July 2009, their demographic data, sexual knowledge, attitudes and activities were assessed.ResultsNearly 43% of the participants had performed penetrative vaginal intercourse at least once; 34% of the participants performed heterosexual oral sex at least once; almost 7% of participants had had homosexual intercourse, and 7.5% of participants had experienced homosexual oral sex in the past year. The mean sexual knowledge score based on 30 questions was 23.2 ± 4.0. The higher the educational level of the participants, the greater sexual knowledge they had obtained.ConclusionThis study found that 43% of unmarried young recruits had experienced premarital sexual activity. However, their sexual knowledge was insufficient and should be strengthened by sex education from an earlier age. College aged and adult learners also have sex education needs, especially with regard to integrating sexuality and life, being able to relate responsibly as sexual beings to others, the use of contraception, and about sexually transmitted disease.KeywordsYoung recruits, Sexual behavior, Sexual knowledge, Sex education

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