The purpose of this study was to investigate age, sex, and marital status differences in moral reasoning related to sexual behaviors that could lead to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Using hypothetical dilemmas about situations in ' which STDs can be transmitted, respondents were asked to explain why they believed the (60 males and _75 females; 60 single and 75 married; 45 youth, 60 young ·adults, and 30 middle adults) randomly selected served as the subjects for the study. Using Kohlberg's moral stage theory and Gilligan's inoral orientation model, the responses were scored for . and marital status differences in moral reasoning and Chi-Square analysis was used to ' " \ '11 ~ moral stage and moral orientation. A 2 X 2 X 3 ANOV A was used to test for sex, age, - examine the association between respondents' age, sex, and marital status and type of overall moral orientation. Results indicated that there was no significant age, sex, and ~ ? . . . ' ' ~ . . ~>~. . characters should or should not en~(lge in risky behaviors. 135 Bahir Dar town residents ' marital' status differences.tn the stage of moral reasoning 'implying that the youth, young . - adulthoods and middle adulthoods; males-and females; married and single persons reasoned similarly on dilemmas about STDs. Similarly, there was no significant age group, 'sex, and marital status differeaces in moral orientation implying that the youth, . . ~ young adulthoods and middle adulthoods; males and females; married and single persons ·• us~d..,a care orientation to a- similar extent. The implications of the findings include current STDs education and prevention programs should be augmented to speak to people ~ ' about responsibilities- and rights regaeding sexual behavior and considerations of the partner's responsibilities and rights and the need to teach safer sexual practices within the cob.text of interpersonal relationships.