학술논문

Risky sexual behavior practice and associated factors among secondary and preparatory school students of Aksum town, northern Ethiopia, 2018
Document Type
Report
Source
BMC Research Notes. October 26, 2019
Subject
Ethiopia
Language
English
ISSN
1756-0500
Abstract
Objective As adolescence is a stage in which human beings face once throughout a lifetime and it is the experimental period for this reason risky sexual behavior is common among young people, and it has several sexual and reproductive health consequences. But it doesn't get enough attention the status of risky sexual behavior practice and factors' contributing to it, so this study aimed to identify the prevalence of risky sexual behavior and factors associated with it. Results From the total respondents 115 (23.7%) had history of sexual intercourse and the mean age for sexual initiation is 15.48 [+ or -] 1.99 year. From whom 110 (98.2%) had sexual contact below the age of 18 and only 68 (60.8%) initiate first sex by their own willing. Overall 97 (19.6%) had practiced risky sexual behaviors. Students not facing peer pressure were 0.36 times less likely to develop risk sexual behavior (AOR = 0.357, 95% CI 0.172, 0.744). Keywords: Risk sexual behavior, High school student, Cross sectional study, Aksum
Author(s): Alem Girmay[sup.1] and Teklewoini Mariye[sup.1] Introduction According to different sources the term youth refers to the age interval in between 15 and 24 years old and Since peoples become [...]