Prevalence and personal predictors of risky sexual behaviour among in-school adolescents in the Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

Risky sexual behaviour increases the vulnerability of an adolescents to reproductive health problems like sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancy and abortion. This study therefore investigated the prevalence and personal predictors of risky sexual behaviour among in-school adolescents in the Ikenne Local Government Area, of Ogun State, Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 716 participants for the study. A validated semi-structured questionnaire with a Cronbach’s alpha score of 0.78 was used to collect data. Frequency and logistic regression analysis were conducted to give statistical responses to the research question and hypotheses using SPSS version 23. The mean age of the participants was 15.2 ± 1.4 years and 57.3% of the respondents were female. Above a quarter (35.5%) of the respondents were in senior secondary one (SS1) in high school. More than half (53.1%) of the respondents had a good level of knowledge about risky sexual behaviour and 54% of the respondents had a fair perception of it. The respondents’ attitudes towards risky sexual behaviour was moderately high (61.2%). The respondents had moderately high (63.7%) self-esteem. The prevalence of risky sexual behaviour was 19.2%. The personal predictors of risky sexual behaviour are age [odds ratio (OR) = 3.21; p < 0.05); gender [OR = 1.86; confidence interval (CI): 1.26–2.69; p < 0.05]; perception (OR = 2.58; CI: 1.55–4.30; p < 0.05); attitude (OR = 4.58; CI: 1.61–13.05; p < 0.05); self-esteem (OR = 7.39; p < 0.05). In conclusion, the respondents’ risky sexual behaviours are predicted by age, gender, attitude, perception and self-esteem. The study therefore recommends that educational materials about the negative effects of the risky sexual behaviours should be included in the curriculum of secondary schools.

A multilevel mixed effect analysis of neighbourhood and individual level determinants of risky sexual behaviour among young people in South Africa

“…This finding suggests that mass media campaigns and community gathering activities can help to increase awareness of risky sexual behaviour among youth. This finding is corroboration with other studies [ 22 , 68 ] on media exposure to risky sexual behaviour among youth in sub-Saharan Africa.…”

“…had an increased odds of exposure to risky sexual behaviour by 1% across gender. Though, the percentage is low compared to a study conducted in Nigeria which showed about 3% of youth with exposure to mass media engaged in risky sexual activities [ 68 ]. This finding suggests that mass media campaigns and community gathering activities can help to increase awareness of risky sexual behaviour among youth.…”

Intensi Seksual Remaja: Apa Saja Faktor Pembedanya?

“…Faktor demografi dapat meliputi usia, jenis kelamin, etnis, agama, penghasilan orang tua, dan pendidikan orang tua. Terkait faktor demografi, literatur menunjukkan bahwa usia, jenis kelamin, tingkat pendidikan orang tua, kelompok etnis dan agama, serta status sosial ekonomi keluarga memengaruhi intensi seksual remaja (Olaoye & Agbede, 2019;Cueto & Leon, 2016;Manaf dkk., 2014;Bengesai dkk., 2018). Bertolak belakang dengan faktor itu, penelitian lain menemukan bahwa kelompok etnis dan agama, usia, status sosial ekonomi keluarga, dan tingkat pendidikan orangtua tidak membedakan perilaku seksual remaja (Wong, 2012;AS dkk., 2014;Shek, 2013;Akers dkk., 2016).…”

Who is at risk? Gendered psychological correlates in Italian students’ sexual risk profiles

“…Research on the relationship between self-esteem and sexual risk behaviour has produced conflicting results. Some studies found a significant negative relationship between self-esteem and risky sexual behaviour (Boden and Horwood, 2006;Enejoh et al, 2016;Ethier et al, 2006;McNair et al, 1998;Olaoye and Agbede, 2019;Preston et al, 2004;Salazar et al, 2005;Sterk et al, 2004), others highlighted a positive association between these two variables (Kim et al, 2018) and additional studies failed to demonstrate a significant relationship between self-esteem and risky sexual behaviour (Goodson et al, 2006;McGee and Williams, 2000).…”