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Objective Premarital sexual practice during adolescence time may lead to different sexual and reproductive health problems including HIV/AIDS. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of premarital sexual practice and associated factors among adolescents living in the refugee camps in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Result The prevalence of premarital sexual practice was 47.6% [95% CI (43.3%, 51.9%)]. The age (mean [+ or -] SD) of the study participants was 17.4 [+ or -] 2.71 (15-24 years) and 68.8% of them were males. Being in the age group 14-19 years [AOR = 4.50, 95% CI (2.29-8.84)] or 20-24 years [AOR = 9.76, CI (4.58-20.82)], living with friends [AOR = 5.24, 95% CI (2.28-12.05)] or alone [AOR = 5.72, 95% CI (2.69-12.19)], being in primary school [AOR = 6.93, 95% CI (3.08-15.57)] or college [AOR = 4.33, CI (1.44-13.02)], getting pocket money [AOR = 4.14, 95% CI (2.31-7.41)], parents being either divorced [AOR = 5.11, 95% CI (2.42-10.80)] or widowed [AOR = 3.52, 95% CI (1.69-7.33)], alcohol consumption [AOR = 1.99, 95% CI (1.20-3.38)] were independent predictors of premarital sexual practice among the adolescents. Keywords: Premarital sexual practice, Health risks, Refugee adolescent, Tigray, Ethiopia
Author(s): Hailay Gebreyesus[sup.1] , Tesfay Berhe[sup.1] , Zemichael Welegebriel[sup.1] , Tewolde Wubayehu[sup.2] , Gebretsadik Hailemariam[sup.4] , Gebretsadkan Gebrekirstos[sup.3] and Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin[sup.3] Introduction According to the World Health Organization, an adolescent [...]