Attitudes and Behavior toward Prostitution and Gender Equality in Male University Students.
- Author:
Kyu Eun LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Kwandong University. lke@kwandong.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Prostitution;
Gender equality;
University student
- MeSH:
Health Services Needs and Demand;
Humans;
Male*;
Prostitution*;
Sex Workers
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2005;11(4):296-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the attitudes and behavior toward prostitution and gender equality in male university students. METHOD: The subjects were 339 male university students in G province. The data were gathered from August 29 to September 23, 2005. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, and Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient using SPSS/Win 10.0 program. RESULTS: About twenty-eight percent of the subjects had experiences with prostitutes. The mean score of the attitude toward prostitution was 2.88+/-.39. The mean scores of the attitude and behavior toward gender equality were 1.90+/-.44, 2.73+/-.31, respectively. There was a significant difference in the attitude toward prostitution between subjects with experiences and without experiences with a prostitute. Also, there was a significant difference in the attitude and behavior toward gender equality between subjects with experiences and without experiences in prostitution. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the attitude toward prostitution was strongly related to the attitude and behavior toward gender equality. Realistic and future-directed gender equality programs should be developed for the target population.
