Dating Patterns Among College Students

The date pattern for college students is quite different from today's date even 60 or 80 years. If these models were demonstrated in the 1920's, today's date trends such as cohabitation will be considered insanity and confusion. Most people who date today are seeking results of marriage (research is against it). 80 years ago, people were pursuing fun, entertainment and leisure (Schwartz 116) but only "popular" people to date (Waller 1937).

So far, college students have limited research on sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases. In 1995 the National University Health Risk Behavior Survey 8 monitored extensive preferential health risk behavior among college students, including sexual behavior leading to unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. According to the survey results, 86.1% of university students are in contact at least once. At least two-thirds of people are sexually active or have sex in the past 3 months. About 30% of the respondents said they used condoms in the last sexual activity and 28% always said they were using condoms. These findings suggest the need for a strategy to raise awareness of the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

The lack of consistent and proper use of condoms increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STI) and HIV / AIDS. However, most of the research that has been conducted nationwide shows that the proportion of university students using condoms is low. This study identified protection and risk factors for college students using condoms. The National University Health Assessment is administered by randomly selected students from the state university general university located in the southern part of Kentucky. According to the results of the survey, about half of sexually active students never used condoms in the vagina. In addition, a surprisingly high percentage (95%) of students engaged in oral sex reported that they had never used condoms during this activity. These findings were discussed as well as the difference between groups (gender, residence, class status) and other risk behaviors (alcohol, illegal drug use).