Perceptions of the LPU Nursing Students on Premarital Sex Involvement

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According to the Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Project of the University
of the Philippines Population Institute, reported that the average for the first
sexual intercourse for both men and women is 18 years, 15.4% of women
aged 15-24 engaged in premarital sex, 23% of women ages 15-24 are
sexually active, and that more than half of these said that their first sexual
intercourse was either unplanned and/or unwanted, with 4% said that they
were forced to have sex. Also, 40% of sexually active women aged 15-19 did
not use any contraceptive method during the first sexual intercourse.
According to a study by the Department of Health in 1999, 20% of
Filipino women by age 19 are married and/or with children. The national
demographic health surveys in 1998 found that 30% of married women are
15-24 years old and that Filipino women aged 15-19 have the lowest
prevalence of contraceptive use and that by age 19, 21% of them have given
birth or are pregnant.
Premarital sex, other term for fornication, is an unlawful sexual
intercourse between a man and a woman who are not married to each other
(dictionary.com). The sexual revolution has ushered in a period of where the
average adolescent faces tremendous pressures to have sexual experiences
of all kinds. Today, Pinoy teens get a higher exposure to sex from the
Internet, magazines, TV shows, movies, and other media than decades ago,
yet without any corresponding increase of information on how to handle the
input. In our society, having sex outside marriage or before marriage is not
acceptable especially that we are a Christian country where the sanctity of
marriage is considered sacred be it civil or church wedding. But still, a lot of
people, particularly the young ones, were tempted to commit this act,
discrediting the belief that sex is only for married couple and virginity is the
gift one can give to her husband on the night of their wedding (Eisenberg et.
al., 2009).
Because teenagers nowadays are very curious about sex, the
researchers want to conduct this study as their number one concern. The
Nursing students have the knowledge about sex and its consequences but
most of them are the ones who engage into premarital sex. They are aware of
the different methods to protect themselves against pregnancy that’s why
they aren’t afraid to try this. They thought they could protect themselves not
knowing that this could ruin their life once faced the consequences. Filipino
teens have higher exposure to sex from television, movies, magazines, and
most importantly, the Internet. They learn these things, yet they don’t know
how to handle things and they are left to their peer for options. The
researchers think that this could benefit most of the college students
specifically the Nursing students.

Objectives of the Study

 This study was conducted to determine the factors that influence LPU
Nursing students who engage in premarital sex. Specifically, it aims to:
1) Identify the demographic profile of the participants in terms of
1.1) age;
1.2) gender;
1.3) year level;
1.4) and religion
2) Determine the factors that lead LPU Nursing students to premarital sex
involvement in terms of
2.1) physiological and
2.2) psychological
3) Propose measures that may divert their attention to more acceptable
activities.

Literature of Objective 1

Literature of Objective 2

Literature of Objective 3

Conceptual Framework

Demographic Profile Physiological and

Age Psychological Factors
Peer Groups
Gender Premarital Sex
Family
Year level
Mass Media
Religion
Physiologic changes
occurring in the body
associated by
adolescence

Figure 1. The Relationship of the Factors to Premarital Sex

The diagram above shows the relationship of the different factors that
add up to the involvement of teenagers in premarital sex. The arrows of the
demographic profile and the physiological and psychological factors point to
the premarital sex because these affect the teens in involving themselves to
fornication.
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