Relationship between Drugs Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Senior High School Students
Abstract: Drugs use and risky
sexual behavior among teenager are some of crucial problems arising in
Indonesia. Statistic showed that there is an increasing prevalence in drugs use
and risky sexual behavior among teenagers. This study was conducted to analyze
the relationship between drugs use and risky sexual behaviors among high school
students.
Methods: An analytic study involving 432 students in 5 state high schools
located in Kerees region Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, was carried out in
2013. The region was chosen due the high prevalence of substance abuse. The inclusion criteria were
every high school students in the Karees region. The exclusion criteria were
the students who refused to participate in the study, did not come when the
sample was taken, and did not fill the questionnaire completely. The
instruments used for the study were questionnaires with cross-sectional
technique. Furthermore, the questionnaire used for analyzing drugs use was
Addiction Severity Index-Lite Version (ASI-lite) questionnaire; with additional
questionnaire to analyze risky sexual behaviors.
Results: Out of 432 students, 23.8% students already engaged to one or
more risky sexual behavior. Among all respondents, the prevalence of students
who had already done kissing was 22.7%, necking 9.3%, petting 7.2% and sexual
intercourse 1.2%. Illegal drugs had been used at least once by 21.8% students.
According to Chi-square test, drugs use and risky sexual behavior were related.
Conclusions:The prevalence of both drugs use and risky sexual behaviors
are high and students who use drugs are more prone to do risky sexual behavior.
Keywords: Drugs use, high
school, sexual risk behavior
Author: Yola Yuniaarti
Herijanto, Lucky Saputra, Meita Dhamayanti
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170097
