Table 4 Percentage of young adults with correct sexual knowledge
From: Sexual knowledge, attitudes and activity of men conscripted into the military
Sexual Knowledge Descriptive | % |
|---|---|
Knowledge of reproduction | |
1. Fetus's gender is decided by the sperm. | 60.7 |
2. Pregnancy is impossible if the sperm do not enter the vagina. | 65.5 |
3. Women in the post-menstrual cycle have reproductive capability. | 72.6 |
4. Men less than 16 years old still have reproductive capability. | 68.0 |
5. Women in the early period of pregnancy have no menstruation. | 83.4 |
6. Sperm is not produced by the penis. | 71.3 |
7. Whether pregnancy is achieved or not is related to the wife and husband. | 92.5 |
8. Pregnancy is possible if intercourse does not reach a climax. | 90.9 |
10. Reproductive ability is unrelated to the size of the penis. | 82.3 |
Knowledge of contraception | |
1. Oral contraceptives should not be taken only before every sexual intercourse. | 86.0 |
2. The condom is used to prevent sperm from entering the vagina. | 34.0 |
3. All contraceptive methods are not 100% effective. | 96.3 |
4. Sperm can survive in the vagina about 2~3 days. | 76.1 |
5. We can buy oral contraceptives and condoms in the drug store. | 92.1 |
6. Pregnancy is possible if intercourse occurs only once. | 82.4 |
7. Pregnancy is possible if the female menstrual cycle is irregular, | 67.6 |
8. Pregnancy is possible if intercourse occurs during the two weeks before the MC. | 50.3 |
Knowledge of sexual health | |
1. Women should take a shower during their menstruation period. | 71.4 |
2. Masturbation is not harmful. | 40.7 |
3. Sperm cannot be transformed into blood and is not a source of power. | 74.9 |
4. Nocturnal emissions will not affect health and sexual ability. | 81.8 |
5. Consanguineous marriage will lead to a high possibility of a defective fetus. | 81.6 |
6. The probability of pregnancy for women with normal sexual intercourse decreases with age, especially after 35 years old. | 85.4 |
Knowledge of AIDS | |
1. AIDS may be transmitted to anyone, not only among homosexuals. | 90.1 |
2. Mothers with HIV will transmit AIDS to the fetus. | 89.4 |
3. AIDS will be transmitted by sharing needles. | 94.1 |
4. AIDS is not transmitted by speaking with, shaking hands with, hugging an HIV carrier. | 79.4 |
5. The probability of transmitting AIDS can be reduced by using a condom. | 92.3 |
6. HIV carriers look like normal people. | 86.3 |