Factors Association to safe sex negotiation among female university students in Northern Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.14456/psruhss.2023.6Keywords:
Association factors, Negotiations for safe sex, Female university studentsAbstract
This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the factors that association to safe sex negotiation among female university students in Northern Thailand. The subjects were 850 female university students in Northern Thailand, which were selected by using systemic random sampling. The questionnaires were developed from the reviewing previous studies and were obtained by online questionnaires through the smart phone. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and finding the relationship between variables with binary logistic regression. The results revealed that female university students had the risk sexual behaviors from inconsistent condom use in the past year. Only 27.2% of subjects reported regularly using a condom during sexual intercourse, and 53.2% had experience drinking alcohol before sexual intercourse. The subjects showed that only 28.5% had safe sex negotiation with partners. The factors that association to safe sex negotiation were drinking alcohol prior to engaging in sexual intercourse (AOR=1.9; 95% CI, 1.2-3.2), not using a condom during their first experience of sexual intercourse (AOR=3.7; 95% CI, 2.0-6.9), age of partners older than 22 years old (AOR = 2.0; 95% CI, 1.1-3.6), intention of using a condom (AOR=1.7; 95% CI, 1.0-2.8), self-efficacy of condom use negotiation for safe sex (AOR=2.3; 95% CI, 1.3-4.0), and feeling uncomfortable to communicate with partners about condom use (AOR=2.4, 95% CI=1.1-5.3). Therefore, the activity design for female youth to have safe sex should be focused on variables that relate to negotiations for safe sex.
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