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P402 Large Dutch study reveals low-educated youngsters are an important target group for sexual health prevention activities

Background Youngsters under the age of twenty-five have an increased risk for sexual health problems. Therefore, a large population based online survey on the sexual health of youngsters was performed. In this study it was assessed whether the education level of youngsters was associated with various sexual health topics. Methods A total of 3772 youngsters between 12–25 years old from South Limburg participated in an online survey (38% low-educated, 62% high-educated). Participants were recruited through their school or through a sample from the population register. The study sample was weighted for population based characteristics such as age and sex. Topics included in the survey were experience with pregnancy, sexting and sexual diversity. Outcomes were compared between low-educated and high-educated participants using chi-square tests with complex samples. Results The study showed that 6.4% of low-educated youngsters had experience with pregnancy compared to 0.9% of high-educated youngsters (p<0.001). Fifteen percent of those with a lower education level had a negative experience with sexting compared to 8% of the high-educated youngsters (p<0.001). Twenty-seven percent of the low-educated youngsters did not accept homosexuality compared to 15% of the high-educated youngsters (p<0.001). In addition, 21% of the low-educated youngsters and 11% of the high-educated youngsters did not accept gender non-conformity (p=0.001). Conclusion Low-educated youngsters had more experience with pregnancy, more negative experiences with sexting and more often a negative attitude towards sexual diversity in comparison to high-educated youngsters. This indicates that low-educated youngsters are an important target group for sex education and sexual health prevention activities. Disclosure No significant relationships.