“Sex is Taboo to Discuss but Not to Do”: Sexual Practices among University Students of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

Youth sexuality in Indonesia has been one of the concern these last few years because of the increasing numbers of students dropping out from school from pregnancy, teen abortion, increasing numbers of HIV/AIDS and STIs and students engaging themselves in premarital sex. The Indonesian government has provided sex education for the students in order to prevent students from engaging in premarital sex. The information given is more likely to be sending messages that sex is terror instead of providing students the proper infor-mation about sex and sexuality. These misleading information given affected the students sexual behaviour and their sexuality. Young Indonesians starting to engage themselves in high risk sexual activities without any proper information's. Many young Indonesians also has problem acknowledging and exploring their sexuality because of the strictness of the norms and values of the culture. This paper will explain on how the information given to the Indonesian youth, specifically Surabaya Indonesia, affects their views on sexuality and their sexual practices.