TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual behaviours and preconception health in Italian university students
AU - Poscia, Andrea
AU - La Milia, Daniele Ignazio
AU - Lohmeyer, Franziska
AU - Teleman, Adele Anna
AU - De Waure, Chiara
AU - Ricciardi, Walter
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - INTRODUCTION: \r\n\r\nRisky sexual behaviours have been recognized as a threat for sexual and reproductive health.\r\n\r\nAIM: \r\n\r\nThis article shows the results of the "Sportello Salute Giovani" project ("Youth Health Information Desk") in relation to determining how a large sample of university students in Italy cope with preconception health, especially in the domains of sexual transmitted infections (STIs), fertility and vaccination preventable disease.\r\n\r\nMETHODS: \r\n\r\nTwentythree questions of the "Sportello Salute Giovani" survey about sexual behaviour and reproductive health were analysed. Besides, results were stratified for sex, age class and socio-economic status.\r\n\r\nRESULTS: \r\n\r\n19.7% of students have had first sexual intercourse before age 15. 21.8% of female students used emergency contraception. 66.4% of the 74.0% sexual active students reported using contraceptives, but about 32% of them used methods ineffective against STIs. A general low coverage for rubella, measles and mumps vaccination was revealed. 63.7% of men and 30.9% of woman never had urologic or gynaecological examinations.\r\n\r\nDISCUSSION: \r\n\r\nOverall, young adults in Italy are not still enough sensitized on fertility and preconception care. High schools and universities should increase awareness towards preservation of male and female fertility and preconception care.
AB - INTRODUCTION: \r\n\r\nRisky sexual behaviours have been recognized as a threat for sexual and reproductive health.\r\n\r\nAIM: \r\n\r\nThis article shows the results of the "Sportello Salute Giovani" project ("Youth Health Information Desk") in relation to determining how a large sample of university students in Italy cope with preconception health, especially in the domains of sexual transmitted infections (STIs), fertility and vaccination preventable disease.\r\n\r\nMETHODS: \r\n\r\nTwentythree questions of the "Sportello Salute Giovani" survey about sexual behaviour and reproductive health were analysed. Besides, results were stratified for sex, age class and socio-economic status.\r\n\r\nRESULTS: \r\n\r\n19.7% of students have had first sexual intercourse before age 15. 21.8% of female students used emergency contraception. 66.4% of the 74.0% sexual active students reported using contraceptives, but about 32% of them used methods ineffective against STIs. A general low coverage for rubella, measles and mumps vaccination was revealed. 63.7% of men and 30.9% of woman never had urologic or gynaecological examinations.\r\n\r\nDISCUSSION: \r\n\r\nOverall, young adults in Italy are not still enough sensitized on fertility and preconception care. High schools and universities should increase awareness towards preservation of male and female fertility and preconception care.
KW - Sexual behaviour
KW - University students
KW - Sexual behaviour
KW - University students
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U2 - 10.4415/ANN_15_02_08
DO - 10.4415/ANN_15_02_08
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-2571
VL - 51
SP - 116
EP - 120
JO - Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
JF - Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
IS - 2
ER -