Abstract :
Background: Adolescent risk behavior is a major concern.
Objectives: The study assessed the effect of school background, personal, social and other deviant
behavior on school going adolescent sexual behavior.
Material and Methods: The sample covered 3069 randomly selected adolescents (students) from
9
th to 12th standard in various governments, private and missionary run schools from two districts
namely; Aizawl being state capital and Champhai being distant under developed district.
Summary: School background, leisure and entertainment practices, influence of taking alcohol,
tobacco, drug, peer influence were found to be the major risk factor for indulgence in unsafe sex
practices among adolescents. About 10% accepted involvement in premarital sex and majority of
them (70%) of them had premarital sex between age group 15-19 years. The schools lacked in
organizing awareness program and counseling activities on consequences of adolescent sex. The
ARSH Program needs to synergize with school health program for desired results.
Keyword :
ARSH, Adolescent sex, Co-education, Drug use, Leisure activity, Pornographic literature, Premarital sex, STDs.