Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors among Boys Aged 15–18 Years in Tehran

Mohammad, Kazem; Farahani, Farideh Khalaj Abadi; Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza; Alikhani, Siamak; Zare, Mohammad; Tehrani, Fahimeh Ramezani; Ramezankhani, Ali; Hasanzadeh, Akbar; Ghanbari, Hossein

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.05.003

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“…6 in 1986, to 23.4 and 26.7 in 2011, respectively. Although satellite television is illegal, it is widely accessible to young people (Mohammad et al 2007;Khalajabadi Farahani, Kazempiour, and Rahimi 2011). Pornography is also illegal and the main government-sponsored providers of the internet have set up firewalls, although some material is available privately.…”

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“…Several studies in Iran have indicated a tendency to overestimate peers' sexual behaviour and its acceptability among youth (Bokaee et al 2005;Mirmolaee, Rahimikia, and Faghihzadeh 2005;Seyedan and Abbasloo 2005). For instance, a study in 2002 in Tehran showed that more than 60% of adolescent boys perceived that all or most peers were involved in premarital heterosexual friendships (Mohammadi et al 2006;Mohammad et al 2007), while other evidence showed much lower experience of such relationships in this group (Mirmolaee, Rahimikia, and Faghihzadeh 2005;Hashemi Nia 2009). Similarly, in 2005, 37.5% of female college students perceived that all their peers have ever had a boyfriend, while only 50% of women in this same survey reported ever having a boyfriend (Khalajabadi Farahani 2008).…”

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Perceived norms of premarital heterosexual relationships and sexuality among female college students in Tehran

Farahani¹,

Cleland

2015

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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This paper describes perceptions of the societal acceptability and acceptability among peers of different types of premarital heterosexual relationships in Iran. Sources of variation in subjective norms are assessed. Results derive from a survey conducted in 2005 of a representative sample of 1743 female college students from four multidisciplinary universities in Tehran using two-stage random cluster sampling. An anonymous pilot-tested questionnaire was used. Respondents displayed remarkable heterogeneity and ambiguity concerning the social acceptability of premarital heterosexual friendship, dating and physical contact, but expressed greater certainty about the unacceptability of premarital sex. The majority (77.5%) reported that premarital sex was socially prohibited, while about one third (33.1%) were unsure about the social acceptability of having a boyfriend and dating before marriage. Peer norms were perceived to be more liberal but, nevertheless, very few peers were thought to be in favour of premarital intercourse. Older students, those with educated fathers and those studying in a mixed-sex university perceived norms to be more liberal than their counterparts. Access to satellite television, a major source of exposure to new information and values about sexuality, was a major predictor of liberal peer norms. It appears that a significant proportion of young people in Tehran have broken with tradition with regard to premarital social interaction and romantic friendships, but the majority still conforms to traditional cultural and religious values regarding abstinence before marriage.

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Section: Socioeconomic and Political Change In Iranmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Perceived norms of premarital heterosexual relationships and sexuality among female college students in Tehran

Farahani¹,

Cleland

2015

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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“…La explicación que otros estudios dan a esta realidad es que el mantener relaciones sexuales con la misma pareja hace que uno se sienta menos vulnerable (Mohammad et al, 2007;Torres, et al, 2006).…”

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“…Algunos autores han establecido como variables predictoras para no usar el preservativo las falsas creencias sobre la sensibilidad en las relaciones, la falta de conocimientos por la juventud, el haber tenido pocas relaciones y éstas no haber sido planificadas, y/o el tener una pareja estable y sentirse menos vulnerable (Mohammad, et al, 2007).…”

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Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents

García-Vega

Robledo

García

et al. 2012

Int. j. psychol. res.

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In recent years there has been further liberalization of sexual behavior in the Western world, this tendency manifests itself especially in adolescents. The aim of the present study is of knowing the sexual behaviors of our young persons, as well as the unsafe sexual behaviors, in order to know those variables that could be involved in these behaviors. The study was carried out by 815 students (54,6 % girls and 45,4 % boys), through of an auto-report. Were observed few differences between the sexual practices and the age of beginning between boys and girls. The condom was the method of the first choice in the first sexual relation coital. The consumption of alcohol and the quantity of sexual pairs are risk conducts exercised in major measure for the boys. On the other hand, the girls are protected from sexually transmitted diseases, but there is increase of abortions, for what it would be neces sary to affect in a better protection.Key Words: Unsafe sexual behavior, adolescents, anticonception, gender. RESUMENEn los últimos años se ha observado una mayor liberalización de los comportamientos sexuales en el mundo occidental, esta tendencia se manifiesta de forma especial en los adolescentes. El objetivo del presente estudio es realizar una aproximación a las variables que pueden estar influyendo en el comportamiento sexual de riesgo de los adolescentes y a la posible diferencia de sexos. Participaron 815 estudiantes españoles (54,6% mujeres y 45,4% hombres), mediante la aplicación de un auto-informe. Se observaron pocas diferencias entre las prácticas sexuales y la edad de inicio entre hombres y mujeres. El preservativo fue el método de elección en la primera relación sexual coital. El consumo de alcohol y la cantidad de parejas sexuales fueron las conductas de riesgo más asociadas con los hombres. Por otra parte, las mujeres se protegen de enfermedades de transmisión sexual, pero hay incremento de abortos, por lo que sería necesario incidir en una mejor protección.Palabras Clave: Conducta sexual de riesgo, adolescentes, anticoncepción, género .

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“…The asymptomatic nature of STIs and its associated stigma are obstacles in effective controlling of STIs; obstacles specific to Iran are Iranian women's unwillingness to address STI-related health problems when referred to health clinics and lack of valid Iranian epidemiological databases. Thus, all these obstacles have resulted in under detection and underreporting of STIs (12,13). Since the prevalence of STIs is a useful epidemiological indicator for high-risk sexual behaviors, knowing the prevalence of STIs among Iranian women would help in preventing STIs in Iran (16).…”

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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections based on syndromic approach and associated factors among Iranian women

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Background and purpose: Reproductive and sexual health related problems constitute one third of health problems among women aged 15 to 44 years. Sexually transmitted infections are a significant challenge for human development. We aimed to assess the prevalence of STIs and identify factors associated with among Iranian women. Materials and Methods: Through a cross-sectional study, 399 women aged 10-49 years were recruited. These were women who referred to urban and rural health centers in a city in Iran. Through a behavioral questionnaire, high-risk behaviors of the sample were asked about. Syndromic STIs were also assessed through clinical examination. T-test and multivariable Modified Poisson Regression was used to estimate the Prevalence Risk Ratios in Stata 13. P-values less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: About 64.2% of the participants had at least one of the STIs. STI prevalence was significantly higher among women who self-reported not using condoms in their last sexual contact (75% vs. 39.8%), whose spouse/sexual partners had extramarital sex (87.7% vs. 59.6%), whose SSP had a past-year history of illicit substance use (72.9%vs. 60.9%), and whose SSP had a history of incarceration (91.5% vs. 59.1%). In multivariable analysis, it was shown that having first sexual intercourse before 20 years of age, history of abortion in the past year, low family income, not using condom in last sexual contact, and the partner's incarceration history were identified as significant predictors. Conclusions: The knowledge produced from the current research can serve as evidence for the promotion of interventions and healthcare services related to sexual and reproductive health for Iranian women and their SSPs. The findings from the current study also support research on improving strategies for STI diagnosis and STI management.

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Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors among Boys Aged 15–18 Years in Tehran

Cited by 61 publications

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Perceived norms of premarital heterosexual relationships and sexuality among female college students in Tehran

Perceived norms of premarital heterosexual relationships and sexuality among female college students in Tehran

Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections based on syndromic approach and associated factors among Iranian women

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