TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Sexual intercourse and its correlates among school-aged adolescents in Indonesia: analysis of the 2015 Global School-based Health Survey
JO  - Journal of preventive medicine and public health
A1  - Rizkianti, Anissa
A1  - Maisya, Iram Barida
A1  - Kusumawardani, Nunik
A1  - Linhart, Christine
A1  - Pardosi, Jerico Franciscus
SP  - 323
EP  - 331
VL  - 53
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of sexual intercourse among junior secondary and high school students in Indonesia from the 2015 Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS).     METHODS: The survey was conducted among 11 110 students from 75 schools in Indonesia using a self-administered questionnaire. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to explore associations between sexual intercourse and socio-demographic variables, substance use, mental distress, and protective factors.     RESULTS: Overall, 5.3% of students reported having ever had sex (6.9% of boys and 3.8% of girls). Of students who engaged in sexual intercourse, 72.7% of boys and 90.3% of girls had an early sexual debut (before reaching the age of 15) and around 60% had multiple sex partners. Sexual intercourse was associated with gender, school grade, smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use, suicidal ideation, truancy, peer support, and parental supervision.     CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate a pressing need to develop more comprehensive sexual health education in the national curriculum. An effective strategy should also address other risky behaviours.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1975-8375
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.20.028
ID  - ref1
ER  -