Sexual behaviour of secondary-school students in Slovenia in the year 2004

  • Bojana Pinter
  • Fani Čeh
  • Ivan Verdenik
  • Mojca Grebenc
  • Danilo Maurič
  • Ljiljana Pavičević
  • Alojzija Anderle
  • Martina Bučar
  • Veselin Šučur
  • Lidija Margić
  • Andreja Kumer-Lakner
  • Nives Rožič-Vičič
  • Janka Palancsai-Šiftar
  • Gabrijela Simetinger
  • Cvetka Skušek-Fakin
  • Alenka Zagode-Krenčič
  • Dragoslav Mugoša
  • Marjeta Podlipnik
  • Helena Meden-Vrtovec
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6016/ZdravVestn.2032
Keywords: adolescents, sexual intercourse, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, condom

Abstract

Background: In order the aim to evaluate the risk-taking behaviour, a representative study on sexual behaviour of secondary-school students in Slovenia was performed.

Methods: In the spring of 2004, 2380 1st and 3rd grade students from 48 randomly selected secondary schools in Slovenia anonymously completed a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis.

Results: The average students’ age was 15.4 years (1st grade) and 17.4 years (3rd grade). Sexual intercourse had ever had 24 % of boys and 21 % of girls from the 1st grade, and 52 % of boys and 54 % of girls from the 3rd grade. At first sexual intercourse condom was used by 74 % of sexually active 1st grade and by 75 % of 3rd grade students; 6 % of 1st grade and 7 % of 3rd grade students used contraceptive pill. At last sexual intercourse condom was used by 65 % of sexually active 1st grade and by 50 % of 3rd grade students; 11 % of 1st grade and 32 % of 3rd grade students used the pill. Contraceptive methods and sexually transmitted infections are not sufficiently known to the students. Most students (34 %) prefer professionals to be the source of information on sexuality. Two percent of boys and 10 % of girls had ever had at least one sexual contact with the same sex.

Conclusions: The percentage of sexually active secondary-school students in Slovenia is high. The use of contraceptive pill is favourable, but the condom use needs to be further promoted.

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Pinter B, Čeh F, Verdenik I, Grebenc M, Maurič D, Pavičević L, Anderle A, Bučar M, Šučur V, Margić L, Kumer-Lakner A, Rožič-Vičič N, Palancsai-Šiftar J, Simetinger G, Skušek-Fakin C, Zagode-Krenčič A, Mugoša D, Podlipnik M, Meden-Vrtovec H. Sexual behaviour of secondary-school students in Slovenia in the year 2004. TEST ZdravVestn [Internet]. 1 [cited 5Aug.2024];75(10). Available from: http://vestnik-dev.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2032
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