Sexuality, sexual behavior and contraception of third grade students

Uvod: Jedna od karakteristika suvremenog društva jest porast seksualne aktivnosti među učenicima. Naglo povećanje seksualne aktivnosti među učenicima oba spola i ranija dob pri ulasku u seksualne kontakte izlaže ih različitim rizicima, od neplanirane trudnoće do spolno prenosivih bolesti. Cilj istraživanja: U radu je analizirana seksualnost, seksualno ponašanje te kontracepcija. U tom smislu istraživački cilj rada bio je ispitati seksualno ponašanje te korištenje kontracepcije kod učenika trećih razreda. Ispitanici i metode: Ispitanici istraživanja su učenici trećih razreda Medicinske škole Pula i Tehničke škole Pula. Glavni instrument istraživanja je anketni upitnik „Seksualno ponašanje“. Anketni upitnik se sastoji od dvije sekcije pitanja. Prva sekcija pitanja su socio-demografska pitanja, a druga sekcija pitanja odnosi se na pitanja o samoj temi istraživanja. Rezultati: Ukazuju na spoznaju kako se ipak više od polovice ispitanika nije upustilo u seksualne odnose. Ispitanici koji su stupilli u spolne odnose u većini koriste zaštitu. Najveći broj ispitanika do sad nije imao spolne odnose, a od učenika koji su imali spolne odnose N=43 (41,35%), značajno najveći broj ih je imao više od 5 puta N=31 (72,09%). Učenici smatraju da postoji 40% vjerojatnosti da će se oni sami zaraziti od spolno prenosivih bolesti tijekom spolnog odnosa, dok značajno veću vjerojatnost pridaju zarazi spolnim odnosom kod drugih. Zaključak: Učenici trećih razreda uglavnom koriste zaštitu kod spolnih odnosa. Većina učenika trećih razreda je do sada imala spolni odnos od jednom do pet puta. Učenici 3. razreda svjesni su vjerojatnosti zaraze spolnim bolestima. Rad na prevenciji spolno prenosivih bolesti važan je preduvjet očuvanja reproduktivnog zdravlja u zrelijoj dobi.Introduction: One of the characteristics of modern society is the increase in sexual activity among students. The sudden increase in sexual activity among students of both sexes and the earlier age at which they enter into sexual contact exposes them to various risks, from unplanned pregnancy to sexually transmitted diseases. Aim of the study: Sexuality, with an emphasis on sexual behavior and contraception, are analyzed as the subject of the work. In this sense, the research goal of the work is to examine sexual behavior and the use of contraception among third graders. Subjects and methods: The subjects of the research are third grade students of the Pula Medical School and Pula Technical School. The main instrument of the research is the survey questionnaire "Sexual behavior". The survey questionnaire consists of two sections of questions. Socio-demographic questions, and the second section of questions refers to questions about the research topic itself. Results: The obtained results indicate that more than half of the respondents did not engage in sexual relations, and the other half who did engage in sexual relations mostly used protection during sexual relations. Statistically significant, the largest number of surveyed students have not had sexual relations so far, and of the students who have had sexual relations N=43 (41,35%), significantly the largest number have had relations more than 5 times N=31 (72,09%). Students believe that there is a 40% probability that they themselves will become infected with sexually transmitted diseases during sexual intercourse, while they attribute a significantly higher probability to infection through sexual intercourse with others. Conclusion: Third graders mostly use protection during sexual intercourse. Most third graders have had sex between one and five times by now. 3rd grade students are aware of the probability of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Work on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases is an important prerequisite for preserving reproductive health at an older age