Unmarried Sri Lankan youth: sexual behaviour and contraceptive use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth are at high risk for casual and unprotected sexual activities even before marriage. The objective of the study is to describe the sexual behavior, and contraceptive use among unmarried youth of Sri Lanka and to assess the factors associated with sexual behaviour.

Methods

An observational descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in three selected districts in Sri Lanka from 1st March 2019 to 31st January 2020 among 1057 never-married youth using a self-administered questionnaire. Both stratified cluster sampling and snowball sampling were used to select the eligible never-married youth. Factors associated with sexual intercourse were assessed using logistic regression.

Results

Compared to boys (26%), more girls (35%) were engaged in unprotected

SUBMITTER: Kumarasinghe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9471037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature