Communication of parents, sexual content intake and teenage sexual behavior at senior high school in Banjarmasin City

Abstract

Free sex behavior among teenagers in Banjarmasin City is currently more worrying parents. Lack of sex education affects teenagers tend to commit premarital sexual intercourse that will cause unintended pregnancy and early marriage. Parent-child communication and exposure of both printed and electronic media are the way to reduce risky sexual behavior. This study aimed to determine correlation between communication of parents and sexual content intake with sexual behavior of teenagers at senior high schools (SHS) in Banjarmasin City. To reach the aim, analitic survey study with cross-sectional approach was conducted on July – October 2015 at two state SHS and one private SHS in Banjarmasin City. Subject was the second grade of SHS students from three SHS as taken with purposive sampling. Variables of study were teenage sexual behavior, communication of parents and sexual content intake measured using questionnaire. Test reliability was stated with cronbach alpha 0.746. Data obtained was analyzed using chi-square test and logistic regression test. Results showed that communication of parents and sexual content intake affected teenage sexual behavior, meanwhile age, sex and family structure did not affect teenage sexual behavior. A good communication of parents and low intake of sexual content may give a protection against risky sexual behavior among teenagers.