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Please respond to below discussion and range from 175 to 300 words. All postings must provide details, statistics, and ideas, be analytical, integrate theory, research, and/or professional experience, specific examples and/or substantiating evidence, and in-text citations supported with a minimum of 2 reference(s) from peer-reviewed journals within the last 3 to 5 years. Please follow APA guidelines.
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Document with a minimum of 2 reference(s) from peer-reviewed journals within the last 3 to 5 years.
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Unprotected Sexual Activity
Unprotected sexual activity is a behavioral risk factor that poses various health risks and threatens personal and interpersonal relationships. People who engage in unprotected sexual activity are at greater risk of sexually transmitted infections and diseases. Moreover, this behavior could indicate a disregard or lack of appreciation of the health risk posed by unprotected sexual activity. Various factors may lead to this behavioral risk, including lack of knowledge, use of drugs and alcohol, peer pressure, and age (Badillo-Viloria, et al., 2020). Lack of knowledge and myths regarding pleasure from engaging in protected or unprotected sex can shape attitudes that an individual has towards unprotected sex.
Claims from my peers that drugs and alcohol use can bear considerably in involvement in unprotected sex. Using drugs and alcohol impairs the decision-making process (Hutton et al., 2019). Impaired individuals are less likely to think logically about the implications and risks associated with unprotected sex. Promiscuity may also play a role in unprotected sex. Individuals who risk having multiple sexual partners have the behavioral proclivity to risk having unprotected sex. Having had unprotected sex several times without getting a sexually transmitted infection, getting pregnant, or suffering other adverse consequences reinforces the behavior. Consequently, individuals that have had inconsequential unprotected sex in the past are more likely to engage in unprotected sex in the future.
In summary, unprotected sex poses various risks, including sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancy, and relationship problems. Engaging in protected sex, especially when one does not know the status of his or her partner, is a simple yet effective way of preventing some of these risks. However, unprotected sex can easily develop into a recurrent behavioral problem among promiscuous individuals, frequent alcohol and drug users, and individuals who are poorly informed about its dangers.
