FACTORS INFLUENCING SEX BEHAVIOURS AMONG YOUTH MYANMAR MIGRANT WORKERS IN SAMUT SAKHON THAILAND

Abstract

The objective of the study is to identify the factors influencing sex behaviors among the youth (18-24 years) Myanmar migrant workers in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. This research study was a cross-sectional survey and purposive sampling, convenient sampling and chain referral sampling (snowball sampling technique) were used to select the 362 youth Myanmar migrant worker participants. Data were collected by using constructed questionnaires with face to face interview and analyzed by descriptive, univariate and multivariate analysis (logistic regression) model is used at significant level of 0.05. The main result of dependent variable revealed that ever have sexual intercourse in migrant workers was 56.6% and abstinences was 43.4%. For early age of first sex, 3.6% have early sex exposure on 15 to 18 years and the respondents with multiple sexual partners were 13.6%. Out of ever have sexual intercourse, protective sex in migrant workers was 14.4% by using condom always for every sexual intercourse and non-protective sex was 85.85%. In inferential analysis, the results showed that married person in marital status was strongly association with ever have sexual intercourse, multiple sex partner and protective sex (p<0.001). Moreover, alcohol drinking was also strongly association with ever have sex and multiple sex partner (p< 0.001). Middle level of knowledge on STI, HIV/AIDS was association with ever have of sex (p 0.017). Therefore this study can be conclude that offer more health education to migrant workers to correct knowledge gaps and misconceptions on STI, HIV/AIDS, early age of sexual intercourse, multiple sex and condom use.