Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 3
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- Pages.205-212
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- 2008
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
Health Behaviors, Reproductive Health History, and Sexual Behaviors of College Students
대학생의 생식건강 관련 건강행위, 생식건강력 및 성행위 실태
- Ahn, Suk-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
- Park, In-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
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Han, Jin-Sook
(Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
- Kim, Tae-Im (Department of Nursing, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
- Kwak, Myung-Soon (Division of Health, College of Visual Image & Health, Kongju University) ;
- Chung, Hi-Sook (Major of Nursing, Shinsung College)
- 안숙희 (충남대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 박인숙 (충남대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
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한진숙
(건양대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 김태임 (대전대학교 한의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 곽명순 (공주대학교 영상보건대학 보건학부) ;
- 정희숙 (신성대학 간호과)
- Published : 2008.09.20
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey the health behaviors related to reproductive health, reproductive health history, and sexual behaviors of college students in local areas. Method: With a survey design, 792 college students from C and D areas were recruited to assess health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol drinking, as well as history of reproductive health and sexual behaviors. The data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire from November to December, 2007. Result: Mean age of the students was 20.8(SD=1.96) and gender distribution was 29.2% for male and 70.8% for female. Unhealthy behaviors were alcohol drinking, smoking, excessive weight loss, and irregular exercise; unsafe sex practices were experience of sexual intercourse with multiple sex partners and history of sexually transmitted disease (STD). Male students had more alcohol drinking (p=.04), smoking(p<.001), excessive weight loss(p=.01), experience of sexual intercourse with multiple sex partners(p<.001), history of STD(p=.025) compared to females. On the other hands, female students participated in regular exercise less than males(p<.001). Conclusion: College students seem to perform unhealthy behaviors related to reproductive health and less effective way of safe sex practices. Therefore, a planned education program for reproductive health promotion operated by college level is needed to assess and improve the level of reproductive health in college students.