LEARN Lao PDR - Master thesis: pornography watching and associated factors among university students at university of health sciences (UHS), LAO PDR during 2019
Background: Pornography watching has become an extensive social phenomenon worldwide and has contributed to changes in the terrain of human sexuality causing both positive and negative attitudes. Pornographic sources (Internet, smartphone, movies/videos, television, and magazines/books) have made the available of pornography faster and easier than ever before. Pornographic material provides sexual explicit content that is not filtered before publication and distribution into society, thus students often deliberately search for these materials due to curiosity. This paper has the aim of describing the proportion of watching pornography and associated factors among university students.
Method: The PRECEDE–PROCEED Theory was used to guide this study. The study adopted a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lao PDR from January to March 2019. A sample of 365 university students was selected for this study by cluster and multi-stage sampling. The data was collected by self-administered questionnaires and analyzed by using statistics software, namely SPSS version 13.1. In addition, descriptive and inferential statistics were applied.
Results: The results showed that the frequency of erotic pornography detailing sexual intercourse was high at 40.9% (62.0% for males and 23.8% for females). Factors associated with watching pornography were sex, participants having partners, a positive attitude toward to pornography watching and having supportive friends. Males were 4.6 times more likely to watch erotic pornography than females participants (AOR=4.6, 95%CI=2.9 7.4, P<000). Participants who had partners were 1.9 times more likely to watch erotic pornography than those who were single (AOR=1.9, 95%CI=1.1-3.2, P<0.009). Participants who had positive attitudes were 1.8 times more likely to watch erotic pornography than those who had negative attitudes (AOR=1.8, 95%CI=1.1-2.9, P<0.014) and participants who had friends to support pornographic viewing were 1.8 times more likely to watch erotic pornography than those who did not have persuasive friends (AOR=1.8, 95%CI=1.6-2.9, P<0.010).
Conclusion: The frequency of watching erotic pornography detailing sexual intercourse was high among university students. The factors such as males, having partners, maintaining a sympathetic attitude and having influential friends were also significant motivators associated with watching erotic pornography.
Recommendations: Policy makers should develop programs and create barriers to reduce accessing to pornography, promote self-respecting social norms and take step to mitigate factors that put pressure on youth to watch pornography.
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