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Characteristics of youth sexual and reproductive health and risky behaviors in
two rural provinces of Cambodia
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Lopez JR
; Mukaire PE
; Mataya RH
Reprod Health
2015[Sep]; 12
(ä): 83
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BACKGROUND: The global number of youths has risen with a majority living in
Southeast Asia. In Cambodia, rural youths often face difficult barriers to
health, which include lack of sexual and reproductive health knowledge,
information, and services. Risky behaviors are a threat to the health of many
young people in Cambodia. METHODS: We studied a sample of 300 youths to describe
sexual and reproductive health characteristics and risky behaviors in two rural
provinces of Cambodia. Using a multi-staged sampling method, 30 villages were
selected for interviewing. A peer-to-peer interviewing criterion was used that
matched interviewer to interviewee based upon sex. Logistic regression models
were used to compare risk between sexes and assess for associations between
reproductive health variables, gender, youth attitudes, and risky youth social
behaviors. RESULTS: A majority (90%) stated that a boy or girl should defer sex
till marriage. A majority of youths (92%) also reported that they may or
definitely will seek sexual and reproductive health services in the future. About
5.4% of youth had a prior sexual experience. Only 6.7% of youth reported having
they traveled to a local health center, hospital or clinic to seek healthcare for
a reproductive health problem. Overall, 27% reported alcohol use in prior 30
days. Relative to girls, boys were more likely to report alcohol use, going out
late at night with friends, gambling, pornography use, gambling, and practicing
risky behaviors with peers. Living with both parents and current school
enrollment, had limited impact on rural youth's individual and social behaviors.
CONCLUSION: Although there are favorable findings compatible with traditional
Cambodian values and beliefs, the youth in this study are challenged with alcohol
use, practicing risky behaviors with peers, and low condom use. Findings have
implications for practice and policy to prevent substance abuse and improve
outcomes for substance use, sexual and reproductive health.
|*Risk-Taking
[MESH]
|Adolescent
[MESH]
|Adolescent Behavior/psychology
[MESH]
|Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology
[MESH]
|Attitude to Health
[MESH]
|Cambodia/epidemiology
[MESH]
|Child
[MESH]
|Female
[MESH]
|Health Surveys
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Male
[MESH]
|Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Reproductive Health/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Rural Health/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Sexual Behavior/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Socioeconomic Factors
[MESH]
|Transients and Migrants/psychology/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]