Information on the thesis "Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Young Workers Regarding Premarital Sexual Relations (Survey in Thang Long Industrial Zone – Hanoi)" by graduate student Phan Thanh Nguyet, majoring in Sociology.1. Student's Full Name: Phan Thanh Nguyet 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: October 9, 1979 4. Place of Birth: Thai Nguyen 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Young Workers Regarding Premarital Sexual Relations (Survey at Thang Long Industrial Park – Hanoi). 8. Major: Sociology Code: 60.31.30 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa - Head of the Sociology Department - University of Social Sciences and Humanities. 10. Summary of thesis results: The ongoing process of globalization and international economic integration has a strong impact on all areas of economics, culture, and society, directly affecting each nation, people, and individual, especially young people and youth. It creates a fast-paced, dynamic, and independent lifestyle for young people, in line with the trends of the times. On the other hand, globalization and international economic integration expose young people to the liberal Western lifestyle and foster more open and liberal views on male-female relationships. Young people enter puberty and reproduce earlier. This means that today's youth face many challenges regarding reproductive health, and the risk of premarital sex is very high. Young workers are no exception. Research results show that the majority of young workers have a correct understanding of sex, sexual relations, safe sex, and the effects of premarital sex. However, when delving into specific areas, young workers still lack knowledge about pregnancy duration and fertility. Their understanding of contraceptive methods is limited to what they have heard/know about, and the percentage of those who know how to use contraceptives is very low. Furthermore, a very high percentage of young workers have incorrect understanding and are unaware of the signs of sexually transmitted diseases, leading to a significant number choosing to use birth control pills to avoid these diseases. A considerable percentage of young workers also lack understanding of the pathways and methods of preventing HIV/AIDS infection, a higher proportion compared to other groups such as students. However, young factory workers have a very open and liberal attitude towards accepting premarital sex and a fairly liberal view of those who have had premarital sex. This influences their behavior regarding premarital sex. The research results also show that the percentage of young factory workers surveyed who have had premarital sex is quite high, 1.5 to 2 times higher than that of students in previous studies. Alarmingly, among those who confirmed having had sex, more than one-third did not use any contraception, and only half used safe sex methods such as condoms. The main reasons for premarital sex, according to young factory workers, stem from their own feelings of being too in love to control themselves, physiological needs, and a lack of knowledge. The thesis also identifies groups of factors influencing the perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of young workers regarding premarital sex, such as demographic factors, family factors, mass media, and peer groups. Based on this, the thesis offers several recommendations to further improve the awareness and attitudes of young workers regarding sexual knowledge, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS, thereby promoting safe and healthy sexual behavior.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Phan Thanh Nguyet 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: October 9th 1979 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen. 5. Admission decision number : 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH Dated on November 2th 2007 of the Headmaster of Hanoi National University of Humanity and Social Science. 6. Changes in academic process: no changes 7. Official thesis title: "The awareness, attitude and behavior of young workers to sexual intercourse before marriage" (through survey in North Thang Long Industrial Zone - Hanoi). 8. Major: Sociology Code: 60.31.30 9. Science supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa, Dean of Sociology Faculty - University of Humanity and Social Science. 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The process of globalization, international economic integration has been taking place strongly that has remarkable effect on every of economic, cultural, social aspects and direct effect on individual country, ethnic, individual, especially on the young, youth and provides them with a quick, dynamic and independent lifestyle suitable to the current trend. On the other hand, the process of globalization, international economic integration has also led the youth to the Western free lifestyle and formed the concept of opener and freer in gender relationships. Youth starting sooner puberty and reproduction. This makes young people face many challenges in reproductive health, the high risk of sex before marriage. Young workers are also not the exception. Research results show that most young workers have the right perception about sex, sexual relations, safe sex, and impacts of sex before marriage. However, when going to learn about each particular aspect, they are still lacking of knowledge about pregnancy, conceiving ability. Understanding the new contraceptive methods limits in heard / known, the percentage of people who know how to use contraceptives is very low. There is a very high proportion of young workers who misunderstood and did not know about signs of diseases transmitted through sexual contact leading to a large percentage of youths choosing birth control pills to avoid sexually transmitted diseases. A large percentage of young workers who do not yet understand about the way, how to prevent HIV / AIDS is higher than other subjects such as pupils and students. However, the attitude of the young workers is very open and free in the matter of accepting sex before marriage and they indicate a fairly clear view of those who had sex before marriage. This has influence on their behaviors about sex before marriage, study results also showed the rate of surveying young workers who had sex before marriage was quite high, 1.5 to 2 times higher than the students and pupils compared to the previous studies. An alarming is that among people who admitted having sex, more than one thirds of the percentage without any contraception methods and only 1/2 using safe sex with condoms. The sexual behaviors before marriage is blamed for the young workers themselves who are crazy in love without controlling due to themselves to the physiological needs and lack of understanding. This thesis also shows the factors affecting the perceptions, attitudes and behaviors of young workers towards having sex before marriage such as the group of demographic characteristics, group of family, media, group of friends. On that basis, the thesis provides some recommendations to further enhance the awareness and attitude of young workers to knowledge about sex, pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS thereby further enhancing safe and healthy sexual behaviors.
