Knowledge and Attitude towards Sexual Behavior of Secondary School Students of Bhaktapur District

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to examine the knowledge and attitude about sex among Secondary School Student of Bhaktapur; to analyze the sexual behavior among the Secondary School Students of Bhaktapur and to identify the interrelationship between socio-economic, demographic variables with sexual behavior. The sample size 150 students are taken by using random sampling method. Bode Secondary School, Bode, Araniko Secondary School, Dhdikot, Bhagiswori Secondary School, Bhaktapur. These all schools are located in Bhaktapur district. In three Secondary School 500 students are reading from each school. In 10+2 level there are various faculties like Arts, Commerce, Education and journalism in the selected schools the students studying at grade 11 and 12 with Health and Population education as the major subject were taken as the universe of the study. Hence, the universe of the present study comprises all the students studying Health education at grade 11 and 12 of the selected school is 100. Thus the size of among students is 100 students. From among 100 students 50 students were selected so as to cover percent of the universe. The result shows eligible age for respondents is 15-20. In the proportion of the love only 33.9 percent have love with their girl/boys friends. Among them 30.5 percent are female and 38.6 percent are male. Love is started from age 13 and end 22 years. It is intestine 33.9 percent have love but only 67.9 percent have planned to marriage with their partner. Most of the respondents have knowledge about masturbation 69.7 percent has knowledge of it. The mean ideal age of marriage and sexual intercourse is similar which is 20-24 for female and 25-29 for male. Only 11.5 percent responds have sexual partner. Their sexual partners were husband/wife, relatives, sexual worker and other. Among the respondents 7.9 percent involve in sexual intercourse before marriage. In the changing social norms and values regarding sex and the increasing age at marriage are attributed to youth premarital sexual activities. Due to such activities, they may have risk of various health hazards, social-economic and demographic consequences namely unwanted pregnancy unmarried mother and HIV infection.In such a situation, they must be supported by correct information to dispel the mental stress and help them practice responsible sexual behavior.