title: Sexual orientation and sexual risk behaviors among male students of a university in southern Thailand.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of sexual orientation, identify predictors of being homosexual or bisexual (HB), and assess the association of sexual orientation with sexual risk behaviors among university male students in southern Thailand.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted on third year male university students between June 2008 and February 2009 using anonymous self-administered questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 1,101 eligible students, 1,013 (92%) responded The prevalence of heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality among respondents were 90.2%, 6.7%, and 3.1%, respectively giving a prevalence of HB of 9.8%. Significant factors predicting HB included having separated parents. Overall lifetime prevalence of men having sex with men (MSM) was 6.3% (2% in heterosexual males and 46.5% among HB males). HB males were more likely to have multiple sex partners and engage in group sex, and less likely to use condoms than were heterosexual males.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of sexual risk behaviors among these male students, especially HB, was high.
authors.affiliation: Health Education Program, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani, Thailand. sureerut5@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rongruang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sureerut
authors.forename: Sawitri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Assanangkornchai
authors.forename: Virasakdi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chongsuvivatwong
authors.forename: Padoongyot
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duangmala
mesh_terms: D001727:Bisexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult