Proceedings of the 5th International Seminar of Public Health and Education, ISPHE 2020, 22 July 2020, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

Research Article

Effect of Demographic, Social and Economic Factors on Adolescent Dating and Sexual Behavior in Indonesia

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.22-7-2020.2300298,
        author={Najib  Najib and Efa  Nugroho},
        title={Effect of Demographic, Social and Economic Factors on Adolescent Dating and Sexual Behavior in Indonesia},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Seminar of Public Health and Education, ISPHE 2020, 22 July 2020, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ISPHE},
        year={2020},
        month={9},
        keywords={adolescent sexual behaviour dating},
        doi={10.4108/eai.22-7-2020.2300298}
    }
    
  • Najib Najib
    Efa Nugroho
    Year: 2020
    Effect of Demographic, Social and Economic Factors on Adolescent Dating and Sexual Behavior in Indonesia
    ISPHE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.22-7-2020.2300298
Najib Najib1,*, Efa Nugroho2
  • 1: National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN)
  • 2: Universitas Negeri Semarang
*Contact email: jibpenkb@gmail.com

Abstract

In the 2017 IDHS, 8% of men and 2% of women reported having had sexual relations, with reasons including: 47% love each other, 30% are curious / curious, 16% just happens, each 3% percent due to being forced and influenced by friends. Among women and men who have had sexual relations pre-marital, 59% of women and 74% of men report having first sexual intercourse at the age of 15-19. The highest percentage occurred at the age of 17 years (19%), both men and women. Other findings are 45% percent of women and 44% of men start dating at the age of 15-17. Most women and men confess that when they are dating, they hold hands (64% women and 75% men), cuddle (17% women and 33% men), kiss the lips (30% women and 50% men) and touch / touch (5% women and 22% men)