Factors Associated with Sexual Risk Behaviors among Female High School Students in the border district of Sisaket Province

Abstract

Teen pregnancy is a global problem. Impacts of teen pregnancy are social and economic. The researcher was therefore interested in factors related to sex risk behavior among female high school students in the border district of Sisaket Province. This study was an analytical research, cross-sectional study. The study group consisted of female high school students in border districts. Sisaket Province, 417 students were divided into 2 groups, 157 students were high risk behaviors, and 260 students were low risk behaviors. Data analysis, descriptive statistics were used for analyzed descriptive data such as percentage, mean, standard deviation, etc. Multiple logistic regression statistic was used to analyze the relationship with a 95% CI confidence interval.
Results found that the students who did not live with parents had risk behavior more 1.28 times of students living with their parents (Adjusted OR = 1.28; 95%CI = 1.03-2.00, p-value = 0.029). The risk behaviors were 1.69 times as high as those of female students with understanding. moderate or strong (Adjusted OR = 1.69; 95%CI = 1.10-2.58, p-value = 0.016). Female students with access to risky place for sex had risky behavior 1.38 times more than those with moderate access. /Low (Adjusted OR = 1.38; 95%CI = 1.11-2.34, p-value = 0.040). Suggestion: Parents should be intimate with students and strictly supervise exposure to risky sexual behaviors.