Impact of Short Message Service (SMS) and Social Media on Sexual Intercourse of High School Students in Cambodia
10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.2.150
- Author:
Jihyon PAHN
1
;
Youngran YANG
Author Information
1. PhD Student, Graduate School, College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Coitus;
Social media;
Text messaging;
Cambodia
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Cambodia;
Cell Phones;
Coitus;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Odds Ratio;
Reproductive Health;
Social Media;
Text Messaging
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2019;30(2):150-160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between short message service and social media use, and sexual intercourse of high school students in Cambodia. METHODS: Four hundred and eighty-three high school students from three schools in rural provinces were interviewed with structured questionnaires. RESULTS: Sexual intercourse was found significantly more frequent among male students than among female students (p=.001), among alcohol drinkers than among non-drinkers (p<.001), among those who were not taking pictures with mobile phones than among those who were (p=.045), and among those who were exchanging SMS between boyfriend and girlfriend than among those who were not (p=.006). The students who were sending SMS by mobile phones were 5.83 times as likely to have sexual intercourse as their counterparts (p=.020), who were taking pictures with mobile phone were 0.04 times as likely as those who were not (p=.045) and the odds ratio was 15.19 times as high in alcohol drinkers as in non-drinkers (p=.001). CONCLUSIONS: Efforts should be made to encourage positive and effective use of social media among adolescents to maintain their sexual health.
