Pregledni rad
Socio-Cultural and Psychosocial Dimensions of Sexual Risk Taking
Aleksandar Štulhofer
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Sažetak
Although the notion of sexual risk taking encompasses a number of potential problems related to human sexuality, it is most often used to describe the risks associated with acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. It has been well established that STIs often have negative consequences for reproductive and sexual health in both women and men from adolescence onward. An understanding
of non-medical aspects of sexual risk taking is of crucial importance
for the effi cient prevention of STIs. The psychosocial dimension of sexual risks describes the individual and peerbased characteristics that infl uence sexual decision making and the probability of becoming infected with an STI. The socio-cultural dimension points to the existence of various ideological and moral expectations in a given society, which may increase or decrease vulnerability to sexual risk among different social groups or populations. Effi cient prevention of STIs requires (a) knowledge of the medical aspects and a thorough
understanding of non-medical aspects of sexual risks, (b) distinguishing between scientific facts and moralistic/ideological
claims, and (c) interdisciplinary prevention programs, including
the introduction of comprehensive sex education.
Ključne riječi
sexual risk taking; sexually transmitted infections; sexual decision-making models; condom use; moral beliefs; sex education
Hrčak ID:
48298
URI
Datum izdavanja:
19.2.2009.
Posjeta: 3.114 *