ADOLESCENT PERCEPTIONS OF PREMARITAL SEX BEHAVIOUR
Linda Amalia, Lina Anisa Nasution, Ina Nur^aini Hidayah

Nursing Study Program Education University of Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract
Premarital sex behavior among teenagers tends to increase. This study aims to determine the description of adolescent perceptions of premarital sex behavior. This research uses a quantitative design with a descriptive approach. This study used a total sampling technique and a questionnaire instrument with a population of 72 adolescents aged 10-24 years and unmarried. The results showed that 40 people (55.6%) had negative perceptions and 32 people (44.4%) had positive perceptions of premarital sex behavior. These various perceptions raise the urgency of nurses to be able to play an active role in providing reproductive health education and the impact of premarital sex behavior for adolescents in Indonesia.
Keywords: adolescents- perception- premarital sex behavior

Keywords: adolescents- perception- premarital sex behavior

Topic: Nursing and Public Health