Youth Risky Sexual Behaviour and their Health: A Study of Six States of India

Adolescent sexuality refers to sexual feelings, behaviour and development in adolescents and is a stage of human sexuality. Sexuality is often a vital phase of teenagers' lives. The sexual behaviour of youth is, in most cases, influenced by their culture's norms and morals, their sexual orientation. Research Objective of this study is; to study the associations between substance use and risky sexual behaviour among youth. To examining the diffentials in prevalence and determinants of risky sexual behaviour such as age at first sex, condom use, and non-consensual sexual experiences among youth. To study the linkages between risky sexual behaviour and their mental and sexual health problems among youth. The project Youth in India: Situation and Needs 2006–2007 is the first nationally representative study conducted to identify key transitions experienced by married and unmarried youth in India. A total of 174,037 households were enumerated and a total of 50,848 young people were successfully interviewed from these households (8,052 married young men, 11,522 unmarried young men, 13912 married women and 17,362 unmarried young women). Regression analysis revealed gender differences between risky sexual behaviour and their health. We also found that the linkages between economic activity, schooling status and risky sexual behaviour amo