High risk sexual behaviour in Teenagers

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Table of contents

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Introduction to the Campaign1

Higher Risk Sexual Behaviour2

Attitudes toward Protections2

Role of Social Support2

Risks and Consequences of Unprotected Sex3

Campaign Aims and Objectives5

Research Methods6

Discussion6

Conclusion8

REFERENCES11

High risk sexual behaviour in Teenagers

Introduction to the Campaign

The campaign will target young University students, directly by the addition of billboard poster, a magazine poster and an advert. Depending on the result sets of this campaign, we can expand the program to other universities. High risk sexual behaviour has been a growing health concern among adolescents and young adults. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) risky sexual behaviour (defined as unprotected sexual intercourse) is one of the leading health problems among adolescents in the United States. The Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System (YRBS), conducted by the CDC in 2003, found that 46.7% of adolescents aged 10-19 reported having sexual intercourse and 34.3% of those reported being sexually active (defined as having had sexual intercourse in the past three months). In 1995, the CDC conducted the National College Health Risk Behaviour Survey (NCHRBS) and reported that 79% of college students, aged 18-24 years reported having had sexual intercourse. Further, there is a growing body of research that examines sexually transmitted diseases in adolescence and young adulthood. Similarly, the National College Health Risk Survey (NCHRBS) from 1995 found that 62% of college students, aged 18-24, did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse. Contraceptive use for students in New York was comparable with 30% endorsing that they did not use a condom and 85% endorsing that they did not use birth control pills the last time they had sex (Dinoff, 1999, 223).

Higher Risk Sexual Behaviour

Risky sexual behaviour, is comprised of factors including, early sexual debut, unprotected sexual activity, inconsistent use of condoms, high-risk partners (e.g., injection drug users, survival sex, sex in exchange for money, drugs, food, or shelter), or sex with a partner who has other partners or more than one partner at a time. Sexual risk-taking behaviour as inconsistent condom use, having multiple partners, and use of drugs or alcohol prior to engaging in sexual behaviour and any such behaviours that result in negative outcomes such as the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancies (Mahoney, 1995, 32).

Attitudes toward Protections

Attitudes toward protections (condoms) play s significant role in their use in sexual behaviour. There is a general consensus that adolescents with more positive attitudes toward condoms generally report ...