| dc.description.abstract | The first year of college is usually regarded as a significant transitional period for young
adults, mainly with regard to sex and dating. Premarital sex is being reported by an increasing
number of young adults, as well as college undergraduates, increasing by 11.3% in 2000 as
compared to 9.8% in 1990. The absence of comprehensive sex education for youth raises the
dangers that they will have unsafe sex and the chances that they will engage in premarital sex
without being efficiently informed of the likely consequences. The aim of the study is to
provide evidence of filtered base information assessed for methodological rigor and
coherence on perceptions of premarital sex risk among undergraduate students in South
Africa. A three-step assessment strategy was utilized to identify any potential sources of
bias. The following databases were searched; Cochrane, EBSCOR host (Eric, Academic
Search Complete, Psych Info, Education Search Complete, Psychological and Behavioral
Sciences), SAGE, JSTOR, and Science Direct. Articles passed through rigorous selections
and evaluation process for inclusion in the final review. The findings shows that most
students' do have positive attitudes towards premarital sex, with males having more liberal
attitudes than females (mean score of 2.68 vs. 2.32, p < 0.001). Personal HIV risk perceptions
were only stated by 27.76% of the sexually active respondents which is very little. Moreover,
majority of the sexually active respondents (89.49%) described their fellows' sexual
behaviours as either risky or very risky. | |
