title: Behavioral surveillance of premarital sex among never married young adults in a high HIV prevalence district in India.
abstract: In a population-based representative sample of 2,475 never married persons aged 15-24 years from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state in India, 21.7% (95% CI 18.7-24.7) males and 4.6% (95% CI 2.2-7.0) females reported having had sex. Only 22.3% males and 6.3% females reported consistent condom use for premarital sex in the last 6 months. The strongest associations with premarital sex for males were current use of alcohol and tobacco, and for females were not living with parents currently and being an income earner. These findings can inform HIV prevention efforts among young adults in India.
authors.affiliation: ISID Campus, Public Health Foundation of India, 4 Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, India. anil.kumar@phfi.org
authors.forename: G Anil
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rakhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dandona
authors.forename: S G Prem
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dandona
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult