Management of risky adolescent sexual behaviour in rural secondary schools in Zimbabwe

2018 ◽  
pp. 781-793
Author(s):  
Patrick Sibanda
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sexual Behaviour

scholarly journals Influence of Peer Pressure as a Determinant of Premarital Sexual Behaviour among Senior Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
O L Badaki ◽  
M F Adeola
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Premarital Sexual ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study investigated peer pressure influence on premarital sexual behaviour of senior secondary school students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The population for the study comprised students in public senior secondary schools in the twenty-three Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Simple random sampling was used to select Kaduna North senatorial zones from the three existing zones in Kaduna State. Nine schools from thirty-two senior secondary schools were randomly selected. The population of senior secondary schools in Kaduna North zone was 5,730 in 2010/2011. 50% (2,865) of the population was used as sample size. A total number of 1,655 males and 1,210 female students were used. In each of the nine (9) schools, 319 copies of questionnaire were administered to the Students using simple random sampling technique. The data collected were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, and standard deviation. The hypothesis was tested using one sample Z-test at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that, there is significant influence of peer pressure on premarital sexual behaviour among senior secondary school students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was recommended, that Kaduna State Ministry of Education to intensify awareness programme on premarital sexual behaviour through workshops or seminars for the students on how to deal with peer pressure, and other social pressures that may lead to sexual intercourse.

scholarly journals Sexual behaviour and attitudes among university students in Zagreb

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Majer ◽  
B Puškarić Saić ◽  
V Musil ◽  
R Mužić ◽  
N Pjevač ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
First Year ◽  
Continuous Education ◽  
Catholic University

Abstract Background Sexual behaviour of youth could have reproductive health outcomes with an impact on individual and general population health. The aim of this study was to determine sexual behaviour and attitudes among first year university students in city of Zagreb, Croatia. Methods Study included 298 first year students (61% of females) of Medical School University of Zagreb and 124 students (75% of females) of Catholic University of Zagreb in academic year 2017/2018. Data were collected by anonymous questionnaire School Health Survey, and analysed by descriptive statistics. Results Significantly higher proportion of Catholic University students have had sexual intercourse comparing to medical students of University of Zagreb (48% vs. 36%, P = 0.019). The age of first sexual intercourse for the most of students was from 16-18 years (73% of Catholic University students, and 79% of medical students). Contraception was always used among 54% of Catholic University students, and 67% of medical students, and never used among 11% and 4% of them respectively. Most of the students have gained information about human sexuality from the internet (26% of Catholic University students, and 30% of medical students), followed by friends (18%) and parents (11%) for Catholic University students, and television (25%) and friends (14%) for medical students. Most students expressed the attitude that sex education should be introduced in secondary schools (31% and 36%, respectively), followed by both, in primary and secondary schools (21%, and 30% respectively). Fourteen percent of Catholic University students and 7% of medical students thought that sex education should not be introduced to schools. Conclusions Results showed risky sexual behaviour of university students, especially Catholic University students, indicating the need of continuous education on reproductive health among youth. Key messages Results indicate the need of intervention and continuous education on reproductive health among university students in Zagreb, Croatia. Results showed insufficient use of contraception especially among Catholic University students indicating the need of education on reproductive health among medical and nonmedical students.

Parent-Adolescent Communication on Sexual Issues as Predictor of Sexual-Risk Reduction behaviour among in-School Adolescents in Selected Secondary Schools in Yei River State-South Sudan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Lou Eluzai Loponi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Sexual Risk Reduction ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Adolescent Risk

The study investigated the parent-adolescent communication on sexual issues as predictors of sexual-risk reduction among in-school adolescents in secondary school. Teenage pregnancy and adolescent birth rates are high at 300/1000 and 158/1000 live births respectively in 2018. Frequent discussion on sexual behaviour is more likely to reduce adolescent risk-taking sexual behaviors. However, there is a paucity of evidence about adolescent parent communication in Yei River State. A cross-sectional study using both quantitative and qualitative approaches involving 156 participants to explore the parent-adolescent communication frequency and topics discussed among secondary school adolescents was carried out. Respondents were recruited from the ten functional secondary schools in Yei River state from secondary school class 1 to 4. The inclusion criteria consider secondary school adolescent aged 15 to 19, parental consent and adolescent acceptance to participate in the study. Adolescent below the age 15 and young men above 19 years of age were excluded from the study. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaire, the date collected were coded first and analyzed suing SPSS version 21. The percentage of adolescents who had more than three sessions of communication with their parents about sexual behaviour was nearly 43% in which, majority 67% reported to have frequent discussions with their mothers and the commonly discussed topics were biological and physical development. The study concluded that a few adolescents have frequent communication with their parents on sexual behaviours. This study recommends, repeat of the current study in some states for comparison, as well as a study focusing on both out of school and school adolescent to explore more.

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