Sexual Behaviour Among Senior Secondary School Students in Nnewi North and Nnewi South Local Government Areas of Anambra State, South-Eastern Nigeria

Azuike Emmanuel Chukwunonye; Iloghalu Ifeoma Chisom; Nwabueze Simeon Achunam; Emelumadu Obiageli Fidelia; Balogun John Seyifumi; Azuike Ebele Dabeluchukwu; Obi Kamtoochukwu Mmaduneme; Enwonwu Kenechukwu Grace; Ebulue Charles Chukwudalu; Obi Darlington Chukwudinma; Chikezie Nkiru Ifeoma

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Sexual Behaviour Among Senior Secondary School Students in Nnewi North and Nnewi South Local Government Areas of Anambra State, South-Eastern Nigeria

Azuike Emmanuel Chukwunonye, Iloghalu Ifeoma Chisom, Nwabueze Simeon Achunam, Emelumadu Obiageli Fidelia, Balogun John Seyifumi, Azuike Ebele Dabeluchukwu, Obi Kamtoochukwu Mmaduneme, Enwonwu Kenechukwu Grace, Ebulue Charles Chukwudalu, Obi Darlington Chukwudinma, Chikezie Nkiru Ifeoma

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INTRODUCTION: Many adolescents engage in risky sexual activity without protection as shown by recent WHO report and this practice commonly resulted in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. OBJECTIVE: This study is intended to describe the sexual behaviour of students in senior secondary schools in Nnewi North and South LGAs of Anambra State, South-eastern Nigeria and to describe their attitude toward contraceptive use for the prevention of pregnancy and STIs. METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional study which employed multi-stage and proportionate sampling techniques was conducted. RESULT: A total of 394 students, age range of 12 – 24 years with mean of 17 ± 1.6years were studied. 95 (24.1%) admitted to previous sexual exposure with mean age at sexual debut of 12 ± 3.6 years. More than half of them had multiple sex partners and learnt about sex from the media. 74.7% of the respondents did not use condom during their first sexual exposure and 83.3% of those who had been pregnant or got someone pregnant terminated the pregnancy. CONCLUSION: This study shows a need for better government and societal commitment to adolescent reproductive health issues and incorporation of school-based interventions relating to sexuality education into school curriculum.

Published in	European Journal of Preventive Medicine (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ejpm.20150302.13
Page(s)	26-33
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Sexual Behaviour, Secondary School Students

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  abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Many adolescents engage in risky sexual activity without protection as shown by recent WHO report and this practice commonly resulted in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. OBJECTIVE: This study is intended to describe the sexual behaviour of students in senior secondary schools in Nnewi North and South LGAs of Anambra State, South-eastern Nigeria and to describe their attitude toward contraceptive use for the prevention of pregnancy and STIs. METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional study which employed multi-stage and proportionate sampling techniques was conducted. RESULT: A total of 394 students, age range of 12 – 24 years with mean of 17 ± 1.6years were studied. 95 (24.1%) admitted to previous sexual exposure with mean age at sexual debut of 12 ± 3.6 years. More than half of them had multiple sex partners and learnt about sex from the media. 74.7% of the respondents did not use condom during their first sexual exposure and 83.3% of those who had been pregnant or got someone pregnant terminated the pregnancy. CONCLUSION: This study shows a need for better government and societal commitment to adolescent reproductive health issues and incorporation of school-based interventions relating to sexuality education into school curriculum.},
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Azuike Emmanuel Chukwunonye

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Iloghalu Ifeoma Chisom

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Nwabueze Simeon Achunam

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Emelumadu Obiageli Fidelia

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Balogun John Seyifumi

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Azuike Ebele Dabeluchukwu

Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Obi Kamtoochukwu Mmaduneme

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Enwonwu Kenechukwu Grace

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Ebulue Charles Chukwudalu

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Obi Darlington Chukwudinma

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Chikezie Nkiru Ifeoma

Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria

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SN  - 2330-8230
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ejpm.20150302.13
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Many adolescents engage in risky sexual activity without protection as shown by recent WHO report and this practice commonly resulted in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. OBJECTIVE: This study is intended to describe the sexual behaviour of students in senior secondary schools in Nnewi North and South LGAs of Anambra State, South-eastern Nigeria and to describe their attitude toward contraceptive use for the prevention of pregnancy and STIs. METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional study which employed multi-stage and proportionate sampling techniques was conducted. RESULT: A total of 394 students, age range of 12 – 24 years with mean of 17 ± 1.6years were studied. 95 (24.1%) admitted to previous sexual exposure with mean age at sexual debut of 12 ± 3.6 years. More than half of them had multiple sex partners and learnt about sex from the media. 74.7% of the respondents did not use condom during their first sexual exposure and 83.3% of those who had been pregnant or got someone pregnant terminated the pregnancy. CONCLUSION: This study shows a need for better government and societal commitment to adolescent reproductive health issues and incorporation of school-based interventions relating to sexuality education into school curriculum.
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
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