...1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) amongst adolescents are a worldwide growing health problem. Approximately one million people contract sexually transmitted infections every day and 50% of them are adolescents aged 15-24 years (Lazarus, Sihvonen-Riemenschneider, Laukamm-Josten, Wong & Liljestrand, 2010). STDs include many different sexually transmittable infectious diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes, human papilloma virus (HPV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis. An STD is transmitted through vaginal, oral and anal sexual contact as well as through blood products. STDs can also be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth. Untreated chlamydia and gonorrhoea can lead to salpingitis for women and to epididymitis for men, which can affect fertility and in worst case lead to sterility. Hepatitis B, genital herpes, HPV and HIV are still incurable infections. HPV can lead to cervical cancer and HIV to premature death. The only way to protect oneself from contracting an STD is consistent condom use (Vårdguiden, 2011). Another term that is used in the literature is STI (sexually transmitted infection), which refers to the infection itself, whereas STD, which is the term that will be used in this paper, refers to the disease caused by an infection (TeenHealthFX, 2009). 1.2 Knowledge of STDs among adolescents A study based in Northern Thailand by Paz-Bailey et al. (2003) showed that...
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...lot to do with the mind which highly relates to Human behavior. Teenagers today are going through an era of diverse changes affecting their social needs, perceptions and obligations that need to be recognized Teenagers, nowadays gets into an early relationship because of what they feel, they fall in love easily because of their emotions which leads to not into good results, out of curiosity they tend to have sexual intercourse even though they are not married (Pre-marital sex) they do this because they feel that they are old enough to do it, lack of understanding the consequences of sex at an early age and they want to show love to their partner Pre-marital sex is common to those countries that have numerous population including Philippines. Pre-marital sex almost takes place everywhere, especially in places where social interaction happens every day. This research explains that premarital sex is when two people are having sexual intercourse prior to marrying each other. One of the places where Pre-marital sex happens is where there are no sufficient...
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...Premarital sex issexual intercourseengaged in by persons who areunmarried. It is generally used in reference to individuals who are presumednot yet of marriageable ageor between adults who will presumably marryeventually, but who are engaging insexual activityprior to marriage.Sex ispleasurable, but in God's view, the primary purpose of sex is not recreation,but rather re-creation. In other words, sex is for reproduction. God does notlimit sex to married couples to rob pleasure from those who are unmarried.Rather, God commands against premarital sex in order to protect unmarriedpeople from unwanted pregnancies, from children born to parents who donot want them, and to protect children from parents who are not preparedfor them. Imagine, for a moment, a world without premarital sex. Therewould be no sexually-transmitted diseases, there would be no un-wedmothers, there would be no unwanted pregnancies, there would be noabortions, etc. According to the Bible, abstinence is God's only policy when itcomes to premarital sex. Abstinence saves lives, protects babies, givessexual relations the proper value, and most importantly abstinence honorsGod. Thus, as defined in the dictionary, an urge or shall we say, thoughts of manifesting them, is sex. (The Bible calls this lust) To have physicalintercourse is sex. Whether it is two unmarried partners or one married andone not - it is sex. Participating "up to a point" of actual physical intercourse,such as having oral sex, is sex. Societal...
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...Premarital sex refers to sexual relations between two people prior to marrying to each other. There is a common question among teens and engaged couples that "is it okay to have premarital sex?". Morality is a factor for many people when deciding whether or not to have premarital sex. Nowadays, some columnist in the newspaper writes an editorial bemoaning the problem of unwed parenthood. There are few that have dealt solely with the attitudes of society on premarital sexual practices. Ira Reiss has been the major figure in the development of a sociological analysis of premarital sex through his conceptualization and research efforts (Bell 1966). The percentage of women having premarital sex has exceeded 80% since the late 1970. There is a significant difference in the attitudes about premarital sex between students, college age, 18-25 and the previous generation, 38-45. It also looked at the differences of males and females of both age groups and compared their attitudes. Furthermore, sex outside of wedlock is not a new phenomenon. Certainly there is a tendency among many to think that things are worse than they are and always getting worse. The statistic confirmed that things are out of control now. In the 1960s, 25 percent of young men and 45 percent of young women were virgins at age 19 by the 1980s, fewer than 20 percent of males and females were. The vast majority of people are having sexual intercourse before marriage. Thus, although along with the teenage drop in premarital...
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...Premarital Sex Most people don’t consider the emotional effects of premarital sex. “A study conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute in the year 2000 showed that 23 percent of 16.5 million Filipinos aged between 15 and 24 have engaged in premarital sex.” Comparing the teenagers today from the past generations, the teenagers in this generation does not consider virginity or being sexually pure before marriage. This research will show some ideas of the teenagers who has already committed to premarital sex. OBJECTIVES •To know the emotions they feel after having premarital sex. •To know if they consider relationship before engaging premarital sex •To be aware on how teenagers thinks about premarital sex. Sex is a basic human need. Every person has the desire to enjoy a physical relationship with someone they care about. And in the context of marriage, those moments of intimacy can bring pure joy and pleasure to your life. But when it's used in the wrong way, sex can cause guilt, anxiety, depression, disease and low self-esteem. How do you make the right decision about when — and with whom — you should have sex? If you've made a wise decision about what's best for your life, you won't be as likely to give in to your desires. (cc) image by nuonsolarteam on Flickr •Make a commitment. Make a promise to yourself that you won't engage in sexual activity until you're married. The best way to make sure you stick to your word is to share your promise...
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...------------------------------------------------- Premarital sex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pre-marital sex is sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried. Historically considered taboo in many cultures and considered a sin in numerous religions, it has become more commonly accepted by large portions of populaces indeveloped countries within the last few decades. A 2014 Pew study on global morality found that premarital sex was considered particularly unacceptable in "predominantly Muslim nations" such as Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan and Egypt, each having over 90% disapproval, whilst many people within Western European nations were the most accepting, withSpain, Germany and France having less than 10% disapproval.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 Definition * 2 Prevalence * 3 Gender differences * 4 Ethnicity differences * 5 Safe sex practices * 6 Religious views * 7 Cultural views * 7.1 Britain * 7.2 United States * 8 See also * 9 References ------------------------------------------------- Definition[edit] Until the 1950s,[2] the term "pre-marital sex" referred to sexual relations between two people prior to marrying each other.[3]During that period, Western societies expected that men and women marry by the age of 21 or 22; as such, there were no considerations that one who had sex would not marry. The term was used instead of fornication, due to the negative connotations of the latter.[2] The meaning...
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...Premarital Sex Premarital Sex Premarital sex refers to sexual relations between two people prior to marrying to each other. There is a common question among teens and engaged couples that "is it okay to have premarital sex?". Morality is a factor for many people when deciding whether or not to have premarital sex. Nowadays, some columnist in the newspaper writes an editorial bemoaning the problem of unwed parenthood. There are few that have dealt solely with the attitudes of society on premarital sexual practices. Ira Reiss has been the major figure in the development of a sociological analysis of premarital sex through his conceptualization and research efforts (Bell 1966). The percentage of women having premarital sex has exceeded 80% since the late 1970. There is a significant difference in the attitudes about premarital sex between students, college age, 18-25 and the previous generation, 38-45. It also looked at the differences of males and females of both age groups and compared their attitudes. Furthermore, sex outside of wedlock is not a new phenomenon. Certainly there is a tendency among many to think that things are worse than they are and always getting worse. The statistic confirmed that things are out of control now. In the 1960s, 25 percent of young men and 45 percent of young women were virgins at age 19 by the 1980s, fewer than 20 percent of males and females were. The vast majority of people are having sexual intercourse before marriage. Thus, although...
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...Premarital sex is considered immoral as its consequences leads to other immoral behavior and also breaking of the law. When people engage in unprotected premarital sex, it will lead to unwanted pregnancies and children born out of wedlock. This leads to mental and emotional stress for couples who are not ready to bear the responsibility of having children. As premarital sex often occurs throughout teenage years and among teenagers and adolescents, many are not ready for unwanted pregnancies after engaging in premarital sex as they are neither mature nor responsible enough. This causes a number of unwanted pregnancies to be aborted. In many countries, abortion is deemed to be illegal thus is against the law. Also, children born to young couples who are not married might suffer physical, mental or sexual abuse. The number of such cases has been on the rise and it is believed that this is caused by young couples who engage in unprotected premarital sex that are not prepared to rear children. In other cases, girls that do not abort their foetus might abandon their babies as soon as they are born as they are unable to raise them. This leads to a rise in the number of babies being abandoned in the country. Most of the time, these babies are often dead by the time they are found. If caught, the mothers of these babies are punishable by the law. On the other hand, teenagers that engage in premarital sex can be going against the law if they are minors, even if there is mutual...
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...Should We Accept Premarital Sex Among Adults? Sex has always been an important part of human lives. The Bible tells us that God created sex only for the married couples. Christians refer to premarital sex as fornication according to the Bible. Today, the couples who have had a long stable relationship keep a distance with only hugs or light kisses. Even the couples who have been engaged still keep the strict sexual rules set by God. They tend to feel sinful after practicing premarital sex. While there are still others hold a different view. They think sex is a part of life, and we should enjoy it when the moment comes. Premarital sex among the adults should be accepted. God does have the ability to forgive us, and hope us live a happy life. All humans have natural instinct drives, we should understand it, and accept it. What drives a gentleman to fantasize about a sexy woman in the street? Why does every soldier hide in the safety base camp rather than going out for a walk? Why do people feel the urge to hunt for food when he is hungry? These are all the human natural instincts which include sex, survivals, and so on. According to Freud, Id, Ego, and Superego are three types of human psyche. The Id is the source of instinctive biological drives, it is unconscious but strong. It is the unorganized part of the personality structure that contains a human's basic, instinctual drives. It operates according to the psychic force that motivates the tendency to seek immediate...
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...Most people don’t consider the emotional effects of premarital sex. “A study conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute in the year 2000 showed that 23 percent of 16.5 million Filipinos aged between 15 and 24 have engaged in premarital sex.” Comparing the teenagers today from the past generations, the teenagers in this generation does not consider virginity or being sexually pure before marriage. This research will show some ideas of the teenagers who has already committed to premarital sex. OBJECTIVES •To know the emotions they feel after having premarital sex. •To know if they consider relationship before engaging premarital sex •To be aware on how teenagers thinks about premarital sex. Sex is a basic human need. Every person has the desire to enjoy a physical relationship with someone they care about. And in the context of marriage, those moments of intimacy can bring pure joy and pleasure to your life. But when it's used in the wrong way, sex can cause guilt, anxiety, depression, disease and low self-esteem. How do you make the right decision about when — and with whom — you should have sex? If you've made a wise decision about what's best for your life, you won't be as likely to give in to your desires. (cc) image by nuonsolarteam on Flickr •Make a commitment. Make a promise to yourself that you won't engage in sexual activity until you're married. The best way to make sure you stick to your word is to share your promise with a pastor...
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...What are pressure groups A pressure group can be described as an organised group that does not put up candidates for election, but seeks to influence government policy or legislation. They can also be described as ‘interest groups’, ‘lobby groups’ or ‘protest groups’. Some people avoid using the term ‘pressure group’ as it can inadvertently be interpreted as meaning the groups use actual pressure to achieve their aims, which does not necessarily happen. In Britain, the number of political parties is very small, whereas the number of pressure groups runs into thousands; as the membership of political parties has fallen, that of pressure groups has increased. The term pressure group is a very wide definition that does not clearly distinguish between the groups that fall under the term. For example, a pressure group can be a huge organisation like the CBI (Confederation of British Industry), which represents 150,000 businesses, and it can also be a single-issue locally based organisation like CLARA (Central Area Leamington Resident’s Association), which represents less than 300 households campaigning to preserve and improve the town of Leamington Spa. The definition also does not distinguish between the more extreme pressure groups such as the Animal Liberation Front, whose campaigns include the illegal activities such as planting bombs, and the pressure groups such as the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which have links to the Labour government and regular contact...
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...Pre-marital sex is sexual intercourse engaged in by persons who are not married to each other (Thomson, 1938). It is generally used in reference to individuals who are presumed not yet of marriageable age, or between adults who will presumably marry eventually, but who are engaging in sexual activity prior to marriage (Lucas, 2000; Ramesh, 2008 and Barbra et al,2001). In many cultures in Asia, pre-marital sex is banned to prevent unwanted pregnancy in women while in India pre-marital sex is culturally wrong, but recently it was legalized by the Supreme Court due to the influence of the western culture (Perkins et al, 1998). Pre-marital sex is sex before marriage and it is generally found among the adolescent. It involves fornication, rape, defilement and incest. The causes behind it have been established including curiosity among the adolescent, proof of manhood, lust, pornography and its adverse effects, insanity and sex promiscuity as well as moral decadence among the student youths (Choe et al, 2004). Worldwide, rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among the school students are soaring: one-third of the 340 million new STDs each year occur in people under 25 years of age (Fernández et al,2010). Each year, more than one in every 20 school youth contracts a curable STDs. More than half of all new HIV infections occur in people between the ages of 15 to 24 years. The sexual health needs for the student girls who are generally overlooked, Stigma and vulnerability affects...
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...Research Paper on Premarital Sex Arenas, Jhonar L. Social Dimensions of Education Mr. Joey Semilla SEPTEMBER 2012 Jhonar L. Arenas Sir Semilla Educ. 3 29 September 2012 Premarital Sex Premarital sex is sexual intercourse engaged in by persons who are unmarried. It is generally used in reference to individuals who are presumed not yet of marriageable age or between adults who will presumably marry eventually, but who are engaging in sexual activity prior to marriage (Wikipedia, 2009). Premarital Sex is so common nowadays because of the messages we receive from most TV shows and movies that tells us “everyone is doing it”. So, is it okay to engage in premarital sex? That is the common question among teens and engaged couples but then again, there are a lot of factors to consider – Is it moral? Is it safe physically and emotionally? What are the causes and effects of premarital sex? What are the teachings of the Church regarding the issue? Is it moral? Morality is such a big factor to consider when deciding whether or not to have premarital sex. The Bible refers to premarital sex as fornication. Fornication is sexual intercourse between people who are not married to each other (Premarital Sex, 2009). According to the Bible there is a distinction between premarital sex and adultery. “Adultery involves married persons while premarital sex involves those who are unmarried. Premarital Sex is just as much as sin as adultery and all other forms of sexual immortality...
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...KABANATA I KALIGIRAN NG PANANALIKSIK Panimula Sa pagdaan at paglipas ng panahon kalakip nito ang pagbabagong pisikal at emosyonal ng bawat isa. Pagbabagong nagdadala sa atin sa ibat’ ibang landas na kung magkaminsan ay nagbibigay sa atin ng maling kaisipan. At isa na nga rito ay ang maling kaisipan natin hinggil sa usaping “premarital sex”. Ang “pre-marital sex” ay isang uri ng pakikipagtalik na kinasasangkutan ng isang tao o ng mga taong hindi pa naikakasal. Ito ay pangkalahatang katawagan na pantukoy sa mga kabataan kasama na ang mga kabataan na ikakasal din naman balang araw subalit maagang nasasangkot sa isang sekswal na aktibidad bago pa man din sa tamang panahon. Ang pakikipagtalik ay dinisenyo ng Diyos para sa ikabubuti ng lahat. Ito ay dinisenyo para sa – procreation, pleasure, physical union, at proclamation of god’s love. Plinano ng Diyos ang pakikipagtalik para paigtingin ang samahan ng mag- asawa at turuan silang maunawaan ang panghabang- buhay na pakikipagrelasyon. Pinagtitibay rin nito ang ispiritwal na samahan ng mag- asawa na ayon din naman sa kagustuhan ng Diyos. Ito ay dinisenyo para lamang sa mag- asawa at hindi para sa mga taong hindi pa kinakasal. Ang tao ay hindi mga anghel na hinubaran ng pagnanasa sa katawan at kakayahang manganak. Sila ay hindi rin naman tulad ng mga hayop na “driven” lang ng kanilang “sexual instincts”. Ang tao ay gawa sa imahe ng Panginoon, may kakayahang mag-isip, makaramdam, at may abilidad na magdesisyon para sa sarili...
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...people today consider the practice of premarital sex to be normal, harmless behavior. (Finer, 2007) While saving sex until marriage may seem outdated, premarital sex can bring negative emotional and physical effects into a marriage relationship which creates a greater risk for divorce. Current statistics suggest that the divorce rate hovers around 50 percent. One 1996 study released by the United State Census Bureau states that “The number of divorced people more than quadrupled, from 4.3 million in 1970 to 18.3 million in 1996” (Saluter & Lugail, 1996, p. 1). While reasons for divorce are as diverse as the number of marriages that dissolve, this particular statistic suggests that there is a high cost to the liberated sexual attitude ushered in since the 1960s. People may have been promised a better understanding of themselves as sexual beings through the shift, but, instead they were blinded to the psychological risks involved. Understanding the emotional hazards of premarital sex begins by acknowledging two innate needs of every human: a loving connection with others which includes physical touch and affection (Cox, 2001); and a “desire to be known, to love and be loved” (Williams, 2002, p. 2). These desires equate to the need for true intimacy. In an ideal committed relationship two people share communication, consideration, affection and trust which creates a deep, meaningful link that forges genuine intimacy. Often, people use sex to fulfill these connections without...
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