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Sexual behavior pattern in the young attending sexually transmitted infection clinic in a tertiary health-care center


1 Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India

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DOI: 10.4103/2589-0557.229943

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Introduction: Half of all new HIV infections occur in young people(15-24years). Unfortunately, the study on the sexual behaviour pattern in these age group is lacking. Materials and methods: It is retrospective, cross sectional study assessing adolescent and youth between 10 to 24 years presenting to STD clinic in a tertiary health care centre as a part of their risk assessment. Results: Adolescent and youth were a total of 17.13%(165) amongst 963 STD clinic attendees. The male to female ratio was 84:81. The mean age for male±1SD was 21.17±2.26 years and for female±1SD was 20.54±2.37 years. Around 47.27% (78) were students at various levels of education. Earliest onset of sexual activity was at 14 years. Risky sexual behaviour was reported in 75.75% clients. Onset of sexual activity was earlier in females with 24.6% having sex before the age of 18 years as compared to 15.4% in males. Condom use was poor. Around 63% had heard of HIV or AIDS. Conclusion: The young being a vulnerable age group, education on safe sex, condom use and other protective measures should be strengthened.

Keywords: Sexual behavior, sexually transmitted infection clinic, young



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Keisham C, Guite Z, Kulabidhu H. Sexual behavior pattern in the young attending sexually transmitted infection clinic in a tertiary health-care center. Indian J Sex Transm Dis [Epub ahead of print] [cited 2023 Jun 6]. Available from: https://ijstd.org/preprintarticle.asp?id=229943

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