KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PERCEPTIONS & AND BELIEFS ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH AMONG MALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN
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Keywords
Knowledge, attitude, Perception, beliefs, Sex education, Sexual Health, sexuality, masturbation
Abstract
Abstract:
Background:
Sexual health is an important part of emotional and physical health. In many societies, this subject of sexuality is considered a social taboo even today. With little or no teaching on sexual health, misconceptions are inevitable.
Aims:
The study was carried out to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about reproductive and sexual health among male university students in Pakistan.
Method:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among male students from various universities in Pakistan. Structured questionnaires were developed and distributed among a sample population of about 400 male students and were collected as a research instrument. For this research male university students of various medical and non-medical departments were included
Results:
Knowledge, attitude, perceptions and beliefs of medical students are higher than the non-medical students. However, the percentage of knowledge is not that much high as required. Inadequate sex education is considered to be the biggest barrier.
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Fahad Asim
Lecturer in Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Sadia Chaman
Assistant Professor, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan
Syed Muhammad Ali
Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Iqra Saleem
M.Phil. Scholar (Pharmacy Practice), Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan
Asra Iftikhar
Assistant Professor, Akhtar Saeed College of Pharmacy, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Muhammad Waqar
M.Phil. Scholar (Pharmacy Practice), University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Mazhar Javed
MS. Scholar (Total Quality Management), Institute of Quality and Technology Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Sanaullah Umair
Lecturer, Institute of Pharmacy, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, Pakistan
Furqan Hamid
Scientist, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Faiza Naeem
Ph.D. Scholar (Clinical Pharmacy), Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Muhammad Sarfraz
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Abdul Qader
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan/ Primary and Secondary Health Care Department Government of Punjab Pakistan