ABSTRACT
Family Background and Sexual Behavior of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students of Olivarez College, Tagaytay City |
Researchers: Aileen Joy Digma Janice Sidamon

Name of institution: Olivarez CollegeTagaytay

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Objectives: In general, this study was conducted to determine the relationship of family background characteristics and sexual behavior of BS Nursing students in Olivarez College - Tagaytay. Specifically, the study aimed to: describe the profile of Nursing students; describe the family background of Nursing students; determine the sexual behavior of Nursing students; and determine the
relationship between family background and sexual behavior of Nursing students.Methodology:

Descriptive-correlational research design was utilized in this study. Descriptive statistical tools such as frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to present the descriptive variables while chi-square test was used to answer the hypotheses of this study.

Findings:

Findings showed that there were more female than male respondents. in terms of family background, majority of the respondents were living with their two biological parents. A large portion of both their mothers and fathers had college education. Most of the respondents revealed that they had a “very good” family relationship wherein family members showed much love, care and respect to one another. Moreover, respondents experienced “good” level of parent’s supervision and monitoring. In terms of parent's view of premarital sex, majority of the respondents believed that their parents/guardians highly disapproved premarital sex.

Regarding the sexual behavior of the respondents, majority never had sexual intercourse while 24 respondents have experienced premarital sex. Of the 74 respondents 32.43 percent engaged in premarital sex, 25.68 percent had sex with casual partner, more than eight percent had unprotected sex the last time they had sexual intercourse, two respondents had been engaged in commercial Overall, findings showed that only few portion of respondents engaged in sexual risk-taking activities and more respondents still held conservative views about sex.

Conclusions:

In the light of the significant findings of the study, the following conclusions

were drawn:

1. A typical Nursing student in Olivarez College - Tagaytayaged 15 to 20 years old is female, raised and lives in a normal famity where both biological parents are present.

2. Parents of Nursing students are educated since the majority receives formal schooling. The Nursing students generally experienced a loving relationship within their family with good parental supervision and monitoring. The parents are highly against pre-marital sex and early marriage. This is sensible since premarital sex could mean that their child is exposed to unintended risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases while marriage could mean that their child might not be able to finish their studies and very young to take such responsibility.

3. Nursing students of Olivarez College-Tagaytay under study do not normality engage in sexual risk-taking activities. This means that the conservative Filipino view about sex is still maintained and practiced by these students. 4. The findings of the study led to the conclusion that males are more predisposed to sexual risk-taking behavior than females. Males also have higher prevalence of premarital sex and have increased odds of engaging in risky sex such as casual sex and have first sex at younger age than females. However, female nursing students are more inclined to engage in same sex-sex than males. . Nursing students are less inclined to engage in sexual risk-taking activities when they are living at home with their parents than in boarding house/dormitories, when both parents are present in the family, when there is a loving relationship in the family and when the level of parents’ supervision and monitoring is good. This is a fact that parents should be aware of. Thus, the presence of both parents in the family, the relationship inside the family and how parents supervise and monitor their child are all imperative to the sexual risk-taking activities of their adolescent child. 6. Parents who highly disapprove PMS encourage their children to abstain from engaging in sexual risk-taking activities.