Cargando…

Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh

BACKGROUND: Pornography exposure, particularly among students, in Bangladesh, has increased in the twenty-first century. However, pornography exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were compelled to “stay at home” and relied extensively on the internet for all forms of activities, includ...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hossain, Md. Tanvir, Ahammed, Benojir, Jahan, Nusrat, Islam, Md. Akhtarul, Rahman, Md. Mostafizur, Khan, Bayezid, Sarker, Md. Juwel Ahmed, Nibir, Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim, Hasan, Mahamudul, Hasib, Mir, Rahman, Rumana, Islam, Md. Nazrul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9807871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36605242
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1046813
_version_ 1784862807253057536
author Hossain, Md. Tanvir
Ahammed, Benojir
Jahan, Nusrat
Islam, Md. Akhtarul
Rahman, Md. Mostafizur
Khan, Bayezid
Sarker, Md. Juwel Ahmed
Nibir, Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim
Hasan, Mahamudul
Hasib, Mir
Rahman, Rumana
Islam, Md. Nazrul
author_facet Hossain, Md. Tanvir
Ahammed, Benojir
Jahan, Nusrat
Islam, Md. Akhtarul
Rahman, Md. Mostafizur
Khan, Bayezid
Sarker, Md. Juwel Ahmed
Nibir, Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim
Hasan, Mahamudul
Hasib, Mir
Rahman, Rumana
Islam, Md. Nazrul
author_sort Hossain, Md. Tanvir
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: Pornography exposure, particularly among students, in Bangladesh, has increased in the twenty-first century. However, pornography exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were compelled to “stay at home” and relied extensively on the internet for all forms of activities, including academia, socializing, and communication, has remained unexplored. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of pornography exposure among students during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the associated predictors. METHODS: A web-based cross-sectional study was carried out among students with certain specifications, i.e., current students at high school/college/university with access to the internet and valid social media accounts. By administering a semi-structured e-questionnaire using Google Forms, a total of 646 valid responses were retained for this study. The data were analyzed in two phases by Pearson's Chi-square and multiple logistic regression model, using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 25. The results were expressed as an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI). RESULTS: The findings suggest that 75.9% of students were exposed to pornography during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and preferred to watch the amateur/professional genre of pornography. Pornography exposure was significantly associated with age and relationship status, as students aged 22–24 years (95% CI: 1.01–2.41; p = 0.045) and over 25 years (95% CI: 1.61–10.03; p = 0.003) were more likely to watch pornography, while married students and those in relationships (95% CI: 1.24–3.49; p = 0.006) also watched pornography during the pandemic. In contrast, students who were living alone (95% CI: 0.38–0.92; p = 0.021), were living in the Khulna division (95% CI: 0.16–0.52; p < 0.001) or had a negative attitude toward pornography (95% CI: 0.94–0.99; p = 0.002) were less likely to be exposed to pornography. CONCLUSION: Pornography exposure was higher among students in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic, and religiosity and disapproving attitudes toward pornography negatively influenced the pornography exposure. For a better understanding of the complex dynamics of socio-demographic issues with pornography exposure among students, extensive research is required for policymakers to devise appropriate strategies and interventions to ensure healthy and safe sex life for the younger population.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-9807871
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2022
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-98078712023-01-04 Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh Hossain, Md. Tanvir Ahammed, Benojir Jahan, Nusrat Islam, Md. Akhtarul Rahman, Md. Mostafizur Khan, Bayezid Sarker, Md. Juwel Ahmed Nibir, Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim Hasan, Mahamudul Hasib, Mir Rahman, Rumana Islam, Md. Nazrul Front Public Health Public Health BACKGROUND: Pornography exposure, particularly among students, in Bangladesh, has increased in the twenty-first century. However, pornography exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were compelled to “stay at home” and relied extensively on the internet for all forms of activities, including academia, socializing, and communication, has remained unexplored. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of pornography exposure among students during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the associated predictors. METHODS: A web-based cross-sectional study was carried out among students with certain specifications, i.e., current students at high school/college/university with access to the internet and valid social media accounts. By administering a semi-structured e-questionnaire using Google Forms, a total of 646 valid responses were retained for this study. The data were analyzed in two phases by Pearson's Chi-square and multiple logistic regression model, using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 25. The results were expressed as an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI). RESULTS: The findings suggest that 75.9% of students were exposed to pornography during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and preferred to watch the amateur/professional genre of pornography. Pornography exposure was significantly associated with age and relationship status, as students aged 22–24 years (95% CI: 1.01–2.41; p = 0.045) and over 25 years (95% CI: 1.61–10.03; p = 0.003) were more likely to watch pornography, while married students and those in relationships (95% CI: 1.24–3.49; p = 0.006) also watched pornography during the pandemic. In contrast, students who were living alone (95% CI: 0.38–0.92; p = 0.021), were living in the Khulna division (95% CI: 0.16–0.52; p < 0.001) or had a negative attitude toward pornography (95% CI: 0.94–0.99; p = 0.002) were less likely to be exposed to pornography. CONCLUSION: Pornography exposure was higher among students in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic, and religiosity and disapproving attitudes toward pornography negatively influenced the pornography exposure. For a better understanding of the complex dynamics of socio-demographic issues with pornography exposure among students, extensive research is required for policymakers to devise appropriate strategies and interventions to ensure healthy and safe sex life for the younger population. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9807871/ /pubmed/36605242 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1046813 Text en Copyright © 2022 Hossain, Ahammed, Jahan, Islam, Rahman, Khan, Sarker, Nibir, Hasan, Hasib, Rahman and Islam. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Public Health
Hossain, Md. Tanvir
Ahammed, Benojir
Jahan, Nusrat
Islam, Md. Akhtarul
Rahman, Md. Mostafizur
Khan, Bayezid
Sarker, Md. Juwel Ahmed
Nibir, Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim
Hasan, Mahamudul
Hasib, Mir
Rahman, Rumana
Islam, Md. Nazrul
Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh
title Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh
title_full Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh
title_short Prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study on students in Bangladesh
title_sort prevalence and predictors of pornography exposure during the third wave of the covid-19 pandemic: a web-based cross-sectional study on students in bangladesh
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9807871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36605242
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1046813
work_keys_str_mv AT hossainmdtanvir prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT ahammedbenojir prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT jahannusrat prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT islammdakhtarul prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT rahmanmdmostafizur prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT khanbayezid prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT sarkermdjuwelahmed prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT nibirmdmahdialmuhtasim prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT hasanmahamudul prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT hasibmir prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT rahmanrumana prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh
AT islammdnazrul prevalenceandpredictorsofpornographyexposureduringthethirdwaveofthecovid19pandemicawebbasedcrosssectionalstudyonstudentsinbangladesh