Risky Sexual Behaviour among University Students

Menon, J. Anitha; Mwaba, Sidney O. C.; Kusanthan, Thankian; Lwatula, C

doi:10.9734/isrr/2016/25462

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“…Multiple sexual partnerships where condom use tends to be low are among the key drivers of HIV infection in Africa [15]. A Zambian study among University students suggested that having multiple sex partners increased with advancement in university years attained with more males likely to report having had more than one sexual partner [16]. As shown in this study, the number of sexual partners was found to be associated with risk perception.…”

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Perceptions of Risk of Contracting HIV among Married Men and Women in Zambia

Kusanthan

Mwaba

Menon

2020

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This study explored the perceived risk of contracting HIV among the currently married men and women in Zambia. The analysis was carried out on data from the latest Zambia Demographic Health Survey (2014). Results indicated that 48% of the currently married women, and 61% of the currently married men reported low perceived risk for contracting HIV. The results also indicate that age, place of residence, wealth status, having had sex with three or more partners for the last 12 months, drinking alcohol and condom use were associated with high risk perception of contracting HIV for men. Women who had three or more sexual partners during the last 12 months were 1.5 times more likely to perceive high risk for contracting HIV than those who had less than three partners. Among the males, those who had sex with three or more sexual partners were 1.7 times more likely to perceive being at high risk for contracting HIV than those who had sex with less than three partners. Respondents from the higher socio-economic group were 1.3 times more likely to report low risk of contracting HIV as compared to those from middle and lower socio-economic group. These findings suggest that behaviour change campaigns encouraging married men and women to accurately assess their personal risk of contracting HIV should be complemented with targeted awareness messages emphasizing the positive attributes of using condom.

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Perceptions of Risk of Contracting HIV among Married Men and Women in Zambia

Kusanthan

Mwaba

Menon

2020

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“…The multi-sexuality situation of the students, 180[76.2%], was convincingly higher than Turkish study of 59.3% [15]. Jimma University 28.3% of the students [25], Shire campus of Axum University, 112(64.4%) had multiple sexuality [27], in Markose university multiple sexual partner situation of 73(44.5) [24], and the result was by far higher than 27% in Mizan-Tepi university [23], among five Ethiopian universities, 281 (31.0%) of students who had multiple sexual partner [22], Zambia University 12% and 24% of females and males [19], and larger to Indian university, currently 7(1.5%) were HIV positive, In Indian, 0.07% of girls and 0.01% of boys were found to be HIV positive [16].…”

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Sexual and risky sexual behaviors experience of Wolkite University students Central Ethiopia-Descriptive cross-sectional study

Lamade

Tesfaye

Berhanu

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Background The risky behaviors of youngsters or youths may further be worsened by the logic that university students are too many in number, lack facilities for sexual and reproductive health services and live away from their parents and free from parental control. To tackle the issue, evidence based intervention like improved access for youth’s friendly reproductive health services is crucial. In Ethiopia, despite the fact that much has been said about sexual and related issues of higher institution students, the assessment of the problem is not widely covered and search for solutions is mostly after the problem become deep-rooted. So, the purpose of this study was to assess the level of risky sexual behaviors among Wolkite University (one of the public higher institute) students. Methods A facility based cross-sectional study was employed using Cluster sampling to identify 1,123 students’ from each college, departments & sections of the colleges in the University, list of clusters (groups) was established with area of study and year of study. To select these clusters, list of cumulative frequencies of number of students was calculated. The total sample size was divided proportionately to the selected clusters and to both sexes (male and female). Accordingly, males and females were selected based on percentages calculated. Finally, a systematic sampling method was applied to select males and females from the cluster selected for the study after dividing the cluster in to male and female groups. Result In this emerging university ever use of substance reportedly was somewhat higher than a quarter, 28.7% (322) from a total of 1123 students. Among students reported ever use of substances, alcohol consumption was the predominant one, 157(14.0%), followed by khat, 57 (5.1%). Conclusion and recommendation The institute needs substantial progress in availing youth friendly reproductive health services as huge number of the youngsters, 225(20%) had risky sexual behavior and currently 7(1.5%) were HIV positive. Moreover, services for youths should be friendly and available with skillful professionals. This can be realized through the effort of tremendous stakeholders in the compound and elsewhere in the country like ministry of education/health or non-governmental organizations.

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“…It is generally known that youths sometimes adopt the practice of condom use during sexual intercourse and the factors that necessitate condom use among the youths during sexual activities serve as the determinants of condom usage. Younger people were also more likely to have multiple sexual partners, for example a study of University students in Zambia found that the younger students in the age range of 21-24 were more likely to have more than 1 sexual partners [7]. Additionally, in countries like Nigeria, the determinants of condom use among the youths includes the compulsory paramilitary national service in Nigeria which includes influence of sexual partner, availability of condom and self-efficacy of condom use [8].…”

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Perceived Risk of Contracting HIV and AIDS among Sexually Active Unmarried Young People in Zambia

Mwaba

Menon

Kusanthan

2020

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The paper explored gender differences in factors affecting perceived risk of contracting HIV and AIDS among sexually active unmarried young people in Zambia. The data used was from the Zambia Demographic Health Survey (2013-2014), logistic regression analysis was used to identify the gender differences in perceived risk of acquiring HIV and AIDS. The study revealed that 61% of females and 64.4% of males reported low perceived risk of contracting HIV and 16.5% of females and 16.6% of males reported having a high risk of getting HIV/AIDS. Logistic regression analysis also identified wealth index, exposure to media, having had STDs in the last 12 months, consistent use of condoms with all partners and drinking alcohol as strong predictors of respondent’s likelihood of low risk perception of contracting HIV and AIDS. The analysis further indicated that females who used condoms consistently with all partners were 1.2 times more likely to report being at low risk of contracting HIV and AIDS. This suggests that interventions that seek to reduce the rate of HIV infection may need to focus on increasing risk perception among young people as a protective factor.

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Risky Sexual Behaviour among University Students

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Perceptions of Risk of Contracting HIV among Married Men and Women in Zambia

Perceptions of Risk of Contracting HIV among Married Men and Women in Zambia

Sexual and risky sexual behaviors experience of Wolkite University students Central Ethiopia-Descriptive cross-sectional study

Perceived Risk of Contracting HIV and AIDS among Sexually Active Unmarried Young People in Zambia

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