학술논문
Predictors of risky sexual behavior among students aged 15 to 24 years in the Suhum municipality, Eastern region of Ghana.
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*AIDS risk factors
*HIV infection risk factors
*SEXUALLY transmitted disease risk factors
*RISK-taking behavior
*HEALTH Belief Model
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*CROSS-sectional method
*SELF-perception
*RESEARCH methodology
*HUMAN sexuality
*QUANTITATIVE research
*RISK assessment
*PSYCHOLOGY of middle school students
*SAFE sex
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*PSYCHOLOGY of high school students
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHI-squared test
*SEX customs
*STATISTICAL sampling
*DATA analysis software
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*CONDOMS
*UNSAFE sex
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1538-1501
Abstract
Sexual behavior among youths has been a focus of health programmes worldwide. Risky sexual behaviors among youth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) predispose them to HIV infection. The current study determined the predictors of risky sexual behavior among students aged 15–24 years in the Suhum Municipality, Ghana guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM). The study employed a cross-sectional design, collecting data using a structured pretested questionnaire and analyzing them using SPSS version 20 software program at the level 0.05. The overall prevalence of risky sexual behavior was 59.1% among the participants. None of the constructs of the HBM was statistically associated with risky sexual behavior. However, participants who perceived that they were at risk of contracting HIV and who perceived HIV/AIDS to have severe consequences were more likely to practice safe sexual behavior. Health promotion programmes should aim at increasing youths' perception of the threat posed by HIV/AIDS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]