Risky sexual behaviour and its determinants among undergraduate students residing in hostels of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the prevalence of risky sexual behaviour (RSB) and its associated factors among Nepalese undergraduates residing in hostels of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal.

Design

Cross-sectional study SETTING: Hostels operating inside Kathmandu Metropolitan City were taken as the study setting.

Participant

A total of 361 undergraduate students residing in hostels in the Metropolitan City OUTCOME MEASURES: RSB was the outcome measure assessed using nine questions able to trace any risky sexual practice practiced by the participants within the past year prior to data collection. The question included participants' engagement in sexual activity before the age of consent, having unprotected vaginal sex even when pregnancy is not intended, engaging in vaginal s

SUBMITTER: Chaudhary RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409375 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature