| Keywords |
Experience of sexual intercourse; Contraceptive practice; Middle school students |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to sexual intercourse and contraceptive practice among middle school students in South Korea. Using statistics from the 14th (2018) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey, logistic regression analysis was conducted. The study sample was 20,118 students in grades 1 through 3 in middle school. Common factors related to sexual intercourse among male and female middle school students were age, ever drinking, and ever smoking. Additional factors for male students were affluent economic status and depressive mood.
Additional factors for female students were not living together with parents and poor academic achievement. The significant factors of contraceptive practice among male middle school students were age and academic achievement.
In female students, no factors related to contraceptive practice were found. It is suggested that an educational program that integrates easy, practical, and specific contraceptive education with health risk behaviors such as drinking and smoking is developed using a school-based peer group. |