Sexual Risk Behaviours among Adolescents attending Secondary Schools in a Southwestern State in Nigeria

Adeomi, Adeleye Abiodun; Adeoye, Oluwatosin Adediran; Adewole, Adefisoye; Israel, Oluwaseyi K.; Temitayo-Uboh, Abiola

doi:10.5455/jbh.20140815092416

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“…In this study, 26.2% study participants had sexual intercourse and of them, 91% had sexual intercourse within the last twelve months. This was incongruent with some of the studies done in different parts of the world (Cherie and Berhanie, 2015;Adeomi et al, 2014;Asrese and Mekonnen, 2018;Dadi and Teklu, 2014). Regarding sexual start, 77% of respondents began before the age of 18 years.…”

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confidence: 48%

“…Many young people engage in risky sexual behavior and experiences that can result in unintended health outcomes (CDC, 2018). Risky sexual behaviors place youth at risk for HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), unwanted and unintended pregnancy, abortion, and psychological distress (Cherie and Berhanie, 2015;Tadesse and Yakob, 2015;Adeomi et al, 2014;Alamrew et al, 2013;HWS, 2017). Evidences from different studies stated that, risky sexual behaviors include having more than one sexual partner, early sexual initiation, inconsistent use of condom, having sex with commercial sex workers, use of substances during sexy, and alcohol use (Cherie and Berhanie, 2015;Tadesse and Yakob, 2015;Adeomi et al, 2014;Alamrew et al, 2013;HWS, 2017;Adera et al, 2015;Asrese and Mekonnen, 2018).…”

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Risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among preparatory school students in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia

Mersha¹,

Teji²,

Darghawth³

et al. 2018

J. Public Health Epidemiol.

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There is growing evidence suggesting that young people in school are practicing risky sexual behaviors. Ethiopian people aged 10 to 24 years have emerged as the segments of the population most vulnerable to a broad spectrum of serious sexual health problems. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to assess risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among preparatory school students in Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia. An institution based cross sectional study was conducted among 465 study participants from April 20 to June 2, 2018. A self-administered pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the data. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was done using binary logistic regression. In this study, 22.4% (95%CI: 18.6%, 26.2%) of study participants had risky sexual behaviors. Marital status, education and occupational status of the father, occupation of the mother, watching pornographic movies, drinking alcohol, using hashish/shisha and knowledge about HIV/AIDS were significantly associated with odds (AOR=3.

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confidence: 99%

Risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among preparatory school students in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia

Mersha¹,

Teji²,

Darghawth³

et al. 2018

J. Public Health Epidemiol.

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“…Our study revealed that the prevalence of participants that had sex also increases with age and class of the participants. This is similar to findings in some other studies conducted in Nigeria and Ethiopia (Adeleye et al, 2014;Emebet et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 81%

“…This result is slightly lower than the findings in studies done in Nigeria (Adeleye et al, 2014) and Ethiopia (Emebet, S. Debebe, & T. Deresse, 2014) where they reported prevalence of 22.9% and 18.3% respectively. The prevalence of the participants that had sexual intercourse with condom (31.6%) among those that had sex in our study was lower than 51.4% reported in the study conducted in Ethiopia.…”

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Assessment of Health Risk Behaviours among Secondary School Students in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

Omotowo

Ndu

Umahi

et al. 2017

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Introduction: Health risk behaviours contribute to the leading causes of deaths and disability among adults and youth.Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of health risk behaviours among secondary school students in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted between May and July 2015 among 348 school students randomly selected in six secondary schools in rural and urban areas. Data was analysed using SPSS version 21, and statistical significance of association between variables was assessed using Chi-square test at p<0.05. Results:Overall, 348 respondents out of 360 returned the completed questionnaires. 50.6% were females, while their mean age was 15.2 ± 5.1 years. Majority of respondents live with both parents (73.9%).Many respondents 44.5% had taken alcohol, while 13.5%, and 40.8% had smoked cigarette and had sex before respectively. Also, 59.8% had experienced one form of violence, while 37.6% of them preferred fast food junks to food prepared at home.Age, sex and class did not significantly influence participants that had taken alcohol. Also, age, sex and class did not significantly influence those that had sex in the past. However, sex significantly influenced smoking of cigarettes. Conclusions & Recommendations:Our results showed high percentage of health risky behaviours among secondary school students. Introduction of compulsory health education curriculum activities in schools was recommended.

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“…RSB is individuals‘ sexual practice that may increase vulnerability of a person to the risk of reproductive health problem like STIs including HIV/AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, and psychological distress ( Gojjam Tadesse, 2015 , Muche et al, 2017 , Adeomi et al, 2014 ). Adolescence is the periods between childhood and adulthood whereby young people are expected to undergo major physical, emotional, and social developments, with a significant impact on their sexual and reproductive health ( Desale et al, 2016 ).…”

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Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually experienced secondary school students in Guduru, Ethiopia

Wakasa

Oljira

Demena

et al. 2021

Preventive Medicine Reports

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Highlights High proportion of secondary school students engaged in risky sexual behavior. From the survey RSB is evaluated among sexually experienced adolescents’. Adolescents perceive their peer behavior to engage in risky sexual intercourse. Refraining talking about sexuality issue does not mean that adolescents are safe. Alcohol consumption leading to RSB is more common among male students.

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Sexual Risk Behaviours among Adolescents attending Secondary Schools in a Southwestern State in Nigeria

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Risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among preparatory school students in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia

Risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among preparatory school students in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia

Assessment of Health Risk Behaviours among Secondary School Students in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually experienced secondary school students in Guduru, Ethiopia

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