Knowledge and attitudes toward sexual health and common sexual practices among college students – A survey from Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Knowledge and attitudes toward sexual health and common sexual practices among college students – A survey from Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Background: Indian society is considered to have conservative attitudes regarding sex and is ambivalent about the concept of sex education. Previous reports suggest that a considerable proportion of Indian youth have inadequate sexual knowledge and hold a variety of sexual misconceptions. Methodolog...

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Main Authors: Arnab Mukherjee, Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, Packirisamy Thangadurai, Anju Kuruvilla, K S Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
College students
sexual attitudes
sexual knowledge
sexual misconceptions
sexual practices Key messages: Sexual knowledge is inadequate and sexual misconceptions are widely prevalent among the youth in India. Culturally sensitive and comprehensive sex education programs could be used to deal with these lacunae
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2019;volume=41;issue=4;spage=348;epage=356;aulast=Mukherjee

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