Behavioral Surveillance of Premarital Sex Among Never Married Young Adults in a High HIV Prevalence District in India
- 13 July 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in AIDS and Behavior
- Vol. 15 (1), 228-235
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9757-1
Abstract
In a population-based representative sample of 2,475 never married persons aged 15–24 years from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state in India, 21.7% (95% CI 18.7–24.7) males and 4.6% (95% CI 2.2–7.0) females reported having had sex. Only 22.3% males and 6.3% females reported consistent condom use for premarital sex in the last 6 months. The strongest associations with premarital sex for males were current use of alcohol and tobacco, and for females were not living with parents currently and being an income earner. These findings can inform HIV prevention efforts among young adults in India.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Economic analysis of HIV prevention interventions in Andhra Pradesh state of India to inform resource allocationAIDS, 2009
- HIV Correlates of Premarital Relationships Among Unmarried Youth in Pune District, Maharashtra, IndiaInternational Family Planning Perspectives, 2007
- A population-based study of human immunodeficiency virus in south India reveals major differences from sentinel surveillance-based estimatesBMC Medicine, 2006
- High risk of HIV in non-brothel based female sex workers in IndiaBMC Public Health, 2005