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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding sexuality, sexual behaviors and contraceptives among college/university students in Karachi, Pakistan.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Ajmal, Fozia Agha, Ajmal Zareen, Nabila Karim, Mehtab S.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexuality, high risk sexual behaviors and methods of contraception, among college/university students of Karachi, Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Higher Education Commission-recognized government and private colleges/universities in Karachi from 2005-2006. METHODOLOGY Two colleges/universities were randomly selected from each category i.e. government medical, government non-medical and private medical and non-medical colleges/universities. Three stage cluster sampling was employed to draw a representative sample of students. A self administered questionnaire was used to elicit information on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding high risk sexual behaviors, methods of contraception and sources to obtain information about sexual issues. RESULTS A total of 957 students were interviewed. They comprised 542 (56.6%) males and 415 (43.4%) females with mean age of 21 ± 1.8 years. Bivariate analysis showed that students enrolled in medical colleges/universities were less likely to watch adult films (O.R. 0.7, CI; 0.5-0.9) to acquire sex related knowledge and go out on dates (O.R. 0.6, CI; 0.4- 0.8). Similarly, medical students were less likely to consider contraception as being against Islamic teachings (O.R. 0.7, CI; 0.5-0.9). CONCLUSION The curricula of non-medical studies at undergraduate level should include education regarding sexual health and contraception.
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
PubMed reference number	21419024
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	3
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.jcpsp.pk/archive/2011/Mar2011/10.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://ecommons.aku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=pakistan_fhs_mc_radiol
Journal	Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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