Background: Adolescents are important groups that reported have potentially high risk from
unwanted pregnancy, STIs and HIV/AIDS infections. Recent studies reported that they were
earlier engaged premarital sex, have multiple partners and inconsistent on using condom.
Adolescents who are living in brothel areas, their daily lives were exposed by prostitutions
environment and living in more permissive sub-culture.
Method: This current study that conducted at two brothels in Semarang namely Sunan Kuning
and Gambilangu in 2008 is to examine and to understand the personal and social factors
influencing adolescents’ attitudes toward premarital sex. A cross sectional study with both quantitative
and qualitative approaches was sequence applied. Cumulatively, 67 adolescents (15-19
years) were interviewed; 5 participants and 8 informants were in-depth interviewed trough this
study. Chi square and logistic regression test applied to examine the relationship between independent
variables and dependent variable. Furthermore, content analyses technique was applied
to analyze case study.