Sexual Wellness Social Norms
There are many behaviors students believe their fellow peers are doing at a much higher rate than they actually are. Student Wellness uses data from randomly sampled students to see behavioral trends as well as any differences in the perception of behaviors and actual behaviors. Below are a few statistics to ponder.
Statistics for ALL OSU Students
- Over 60% of students engaging in vaginal intercourse used condoms (during a 30 day period).
- 1 out of 5 OSU students have been tested for HIV antibodies
- Over 27% of ALL OSU students were abstinent within the past school year, that would be about 13,000 OSU student!
- 53% of all OSU students had 1 partner in the last school year, with 10.3% having 2 partners in the past school year.
- Almost 25% of have had anal intercourse
Therefore, OSU student with 0-2 partners in a school year equals about 85%!!!
So, let's look at perceptions for undergraduate students at Ohio State...
- 37.5% of OSU undergrads believed their peers has 1-2 sexual partners... ACTUALLY - 75% of OSU undergrads has 1-2 partners within the last school year.
- .3% of undergraduates believed their peers were abstaining from vaginal intercourse... ACTUALLY - 35% did not have sex in the 30 days prior to the survey
All data points came from the NCHA Survey that was randomly administered in Spring 2009.