Objective: To investigate the current status of sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among students in some universities in Beijing, and to provide data support for sex education in universities. Method: A self-designed questionnaire and the Brief Sexual Attitude Scale (BSAS) were adopted to conduct a survey among 448 undergraduate and junior college students in Beijing. Results: Some college students in Beijing have insufficient overall mastery of reproductive health knowledge and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) knowledge, and their knowledge structure is unbalanced; The overall sexual attitude is moderate to conservative, with females, senior students, urban students, and students raised by parents having more conservative sexual attitudes (p < 0.05). Early onset of sexual activity, diverse sexual orientations, complex sexual partners, and weak awareness of safe sexual behavior. 31.5% of students have had sexual activity, 15.2% of students have used condoms for their first sexual activity, and the incidence of sexual activity among rural students and single parent students is relatively high (p < 0.05). There is a disconnect between sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, resulting in a phenomenon of “inconsistency between cognition and practice”. Conclusion: There are significant deficiencies in the sexual literacy of some college students in Beijing, and universities should strengthen targeted sex education measures to improve students’ sexual health level.
Shi et al. (Thu,) studied this question.