This Article Free Full Text (Free PDF) Free References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Sohn, A. Articles by Chun, S.S. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Sohn, A. Articles by Chun, S.S. Pubmed/NCBI databases Medline Plus Health Information Health Literacy Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Gender Differences in Sexual Behavior and Condom-related Behaviours and Attitudes among Korean Youths

Graduate School of Health Sciences and Social Welfare, Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea, aeree{at}syu.ac.kr

S.S. Chun, MPH, PhD

Graduate School of Health Sciences and Social Welfare, Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea

We examined gender differences in sexual behaviours, condom-related behaviours and attitudes to premarital sex in order to identify gender differences in young Korean singles aged 19 to 30 years. This study was based on data from the 2003 national survey of attitudes and behaviours towards AIDS in the Korean adult population, which contains information on a national sample of the general population aged 19 to 59 years. We selected 501 unmarried subjects between the ages of 19-30 from 1,995 respondents. The selection criterion for the subjects' age was based on the 2003 Korean mean age for marriage which was 29.8 for men and 27.0 for women. Gender differentials in sexual behaviour, condom use and related attitudes toward condom use were assessed. Although men initiated sexual practice earlier and had more multiple partners than women, both genders were equally likely to have engaged in inconsistent condom use, even when having sex with a high risk partner. These findings suggest that sex education focusing on condom use should be included in the school curricula. Implementation of early sexual education should start before the students initiate sexual activity to give them a chance to prepare gradu ally. Asia Pac J Public Health 2007; 19(2): 45-52.

Key Words: AIDS • unmarried people • condom use • attitude • behavior.

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 19, No. 2, 45-52 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/10105395070190020801


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				Y.-L. Wong Review Paper: Gender Competencies in the Medical Curriculum: Addressing Gender Bias in Medicine Asia Pac J Public Health, October 1, 2009; 21(4): 359 - 376. [Abstract] [PDF]