Relationship among Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Behavior of Junior High School Students in West Jakarta

Authors

  • Putra Brillian Djohan School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
  • Francisca Tjhay School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
  • Surilena Hasan School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
  • Nelly Tina Widjaja School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jkb.2021.031.03.12

Keywords:

Adolescent, attitude, behavior, knowledge, sexual

Abstract

Lack of sexual knowledge and increasing negative sexual attitudes in Indonesia could lead to risky sexual behavior. This problem increases teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and abortion among adolescents. This study aimed to determine the relationship between sexual knowledge and sexual attitudes towards sexual behavior among junior high school students in West Jakarta. This study was cross-sectional, conducted on 544 junior high school students in West Jakarta. Measuring instruments used were characteristic questionnaires, sexual knowledge questionnaires, sexual attitude questionnaires, and sexual behavior questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using bivariate (chi-square). This study shows 79.2% of the respondents had low sexual knowledge, 45.6% respondents had negative sexual behavior, and 48.2% respondents had risky sexual behavior. This study finds that most male respondents had low sexual knowledge (80.8%), low sexual attitude (56.8%), and “less-safe†risky sexual behavior (60.0%), while “not-safe†risky sexual behavior (2.7%) was found higher in female respondents. Bivariate analysis shows a significant relationship between sexual knowledge (p=0.006; 95% OR=1.763 |95% CI=1.151-2.698) and sexual attitude (p=<0.001; OR=2.852 | 95% CI=2.012-4.043) towards sexual behavior. In conclusion, low sexual knowledge and negative sexual attitudes increase the risk of risky sexual behavior.

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Author Biographies

Francisca Tjhay, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

Department of Medical Biology

Surilena Hasan, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Nelly Tina Widjaja, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

Department of Public Health and Nutrition

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Published

2021-02-27

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Research Article

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