First Intercourse Contraception Use Among Students
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Sarah Kelly
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2023 12:30 PM
End Date
26-4-2023 1:30 PM
Description
Young adulthood is a period in life where sexual behavior is often explored. Our study focused on whether contraceptive use begins at the first sexual encounter. Undergraduate students at a university in the northeast were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional study exploring different college experiences. An online qualtrics survey was utilized to collect data focused on the students’ participation in sexual relationships and how contraception may have influenced their sexual behaviors. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample. Frequencies, chi-squared analysis, and a logistic regression were used to explore relationships among different variables.There were significant differences when comparing male and female students. Females were more likely to have sex when compared to males in this study. More females reported using some type of birth control the first time they had sex and were more likely to obtain birth control from a clinic or physician. Perhaps females used contraception significantly more due to a stronger desire to prevent a potential pregnancy. This finding may be skewed due to the oversampling of females when compared to males in this study. The male condom, being the only contraception available for males, may have been avoided by males due to several perceived negative attributes.Our findings indicate that more females reported being sexually active and reported using some type of birth control the first time they had sex. These results indicate that males would benefit from contraceptive education and ways to access birth control before the first intercourse.
First Intercourse Contraception Use Among Students
Young adulthood is a period in life where sexual behavior is often explored. Our study focused on whether contraceptive use begins at the first sexual encounter. Undergraduate students at a university in the northeast were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional study exploring different college experiences. An online qualtrics survey was utilized to collect data focused on the students’ participation in sexual relationships and how contraception may have influenced their sexual behaviors. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample. Frequencies, chi-squared analysis, and a logistic regression were used to explore relationships among different variables.There were significant differences when comparing male and female students. Females were more likely to have sex when compared to males in this study. More females reported using some type of birth control the first time they had sex and were more likely to obtain birth control from a clinic or physician. Perhaps females used contraception significantly more due to a stronger desire to prevent a potential pregnancy. This finding may be skewed due to the oversampling of females when compared to males in this study. The male condom, being the only contraception available for males, may have been avoided by males due to several perceived negative attributes.Our findings indicate that more females reported being sexually active and reported using some type of birth control the first time they had sex. These results indicate that males would benefit from contraceptive education and ways to access birth control before the first intercourse.