[Risk factors for sexual behaviors in girl's high school students].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to examine risk factors for sexual behaviors in Korean female high school students.


METHODS
Data was collected by a written questionnaire from June 22 to July 18, 2002 from 522 girls, who were stratified samples from a target population of 63,375 11th grade students from 200 regular high schools and 70 vocational high schools in Seoul, Korea. We conducted multiple regression analysis using the SAS pc+ program.


RESULTS
Risk factors for intimate behaviors were association with boy friends, differential association, family attachment, and family abuse experience. These variables cause 68% of intimate behaviors. Risk factors for sexual experiences were differential association, association with boy friend, and family attachment. These variables cause 14% of sexual experiences.


CONCLUSIONS
Efforts to reduce sexual behaviors in girls should include the possible role of peers and develop peer leader programs.
Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Seosan city, Chungcheongnam-Do, Korea. jnsohn@hanseo.ac.kr
Jung-Nam
JN
Sohn
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior