Relationship between Exposure to Mass Media and Adolescent Students’ Irresponsible Sexual Behavior in Secondary Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyne Otieno Wakoli
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Adolescent Students

scholarly journals Double Burden of Malnutrition among Female Adolescent Students in Bahir Dar City, Amhara, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Wubet Taklual ◽  
Sewunet Baye ◽  
Maru Mekie ◽  
Tesfaye Andualem
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Bahir Dar ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
The Government

Background. Globally, nearly a third of the population suffers from at least one form of malnutrition. Both over- and undernutrition are a growing concern in developing countries particularly among female adolescents. This study was aimed at assessing nutritional status and associated factors among female adolescents in secondary schools of Bahir Dar City, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in secondary schools of Bahir Dar City among 682 female adolescent students in 2019. A simple random sampling technique with proportional allocation was used to select study participants. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi Info version 7.1 and analyzed by SPSS version 21. Underweight and overweight statuses of the participants were determined by using the WHO cutoff point. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify the significance of association at a 95% confidence interval. P value < 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance. Results. In this study, the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity was 15%, 8.4%, and 4.7%, respectively. Female adolescents found between age groups of 14-16.5 years old (AOR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.03-2.69), family size≥4 (AOR: 2.8, 95% CI: 1.05-4.99), participants who did not eat meat once per week (AOR: 1.6, 95% CI: 1.90-2.82), and no onset of menarche (AOR: 4.4, 95% CI: 1.21-15.75) were found to be more likely underweight. In addition, adolescents with family monthly income above 6500 Ethiopian birr (AOR: 12.7, 95% CI: 2.47-65.62), who ate meat two times and more per week (AOR: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.47-9.14), and who ate fruit at least once a week (AOR: 0.20, 95% CI: 0.05-0.78) were more likely to be overweight compared with counterparts. Conclusion and Recommendation. The prevalence of underweight and overweight was found to be high. Design evidence-based adolescent nutritional intervention shall be emphasized by the government and other concerned bodies to avert the dual burden of malnutrition.

Adolescents’ Perceived Parental Childrearing Practice and Its Effect on Their Psychosocial Functioning in Some Selected Secondary Schools of East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Amare Misganaw Mihret ◽  
Ambachew Tarekegn Asfaw ◽  
Galata Sitota Dilgasa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Relationship Problems ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Standard Deviation Range ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of childrearing practice on adolescent psychosocial functioning. In order to carry out this study, a sample of 328 of 133 males and 195 female adolescent students were selected randomly from three secondary schools of East Hararghe Zone. Data were collected through self-reporting questionnaire and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods such as, frequency, tabulation, mean, standard deviation, range, one sample t-test, Pearson moment correlation, two-way ANOVA and multiple regression. Findings indicate that participants of the study have a reasonably acceptable level of psychosocial functioning and they perceive their parents’ childrearing practice is fairly good. There is strong and significant relationship between parental childrearing practice and adolescents’ psychosocial functioning. The gender disparity has been observed among the dimensions of child rearing practice on controlling and psychosocial functioning and also among its dimensions on behavior and relationship problems in favor of females. In addition, according to the results of ANOVA, there is psychosocial functioning difference among adolescents with respect to their level of parental childrearing practice. The main effects of gender and level of childrearing practice on psychosocial functioning are significant while together they do not have an interaction effect. Besides, most of the variability in explaining psychosocial functioning which is accounted for 64.4% is explained by parental childrearing practice and its dimension, nurturance, did not seem to explain variability in psychosocial functioning. In the end, recommendations are also made for how to properly address the gaps noted in this research.

scholarly journals Mass media and the premarital sexual behaviour of the adolescents in Imo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 1257-1270
Author(s):  
K. O. Nworgu
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
First Sex ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Study Results

The authors set to investigate the influence of the Mass Media on adolescents' knowledge of and behavior towards sex and sexuality, especially, regarding early sex, the use of contraceptives and condoms. The participants were drawn from five secondary schools in Owerri Municipality, the Capital of Imo State, Nigeria. The simple size included 100 respondents made up of males and females between the ages of 10 and 19 years drawn from simple random sampling. Questionnaire containing semi-structured (close-ended) questions. Interview sessions involving media workers form select radio, television and newspaper houses in Owerri were conducted. Three research questions and one hypothesis were used to straighten the study. Results showed the respondents mean age for first sex is 17.8 years. The findings show that the media did not have very significant influence at 0.05 on adolescents' sexual behavior, especially, as regards, having first sex experience. This result is explained by the fact that most the respondents lived in boarding hostels and may not have access to media, while in school. It was recommended the influence of family members, including parents and peer groups should be given priority attention when adolescent sexual behavior is discussed, especially, in Nigeria where extended family members play a vital role in the socialization of the adolescents.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior about Sexual and Reproductive Health among Adolescents Students in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putu Erma Pradnyani ◽  
I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra ◽  
Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Sufficient Knowledge ◽  
Vaginal Sex ◽  
And Behavior

Background: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) problems remain an important public health issue in many developing countries, such as Indonesia. Therefore, assessing SRH knowledge, attitude, and behavior among adolescents are worth considering for public health intervention purpose in order to reduce their vulnerability to SRH problems. Aims: This study aimed to assess SRH knowledge, attitude, and behavior among adolescent students in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.Methods: This was a cross-sectional school-based study conducted in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia from July to September 2016. This study applied multi-stage random sampling to recruit 1,200 students out of 24 junior, senior, and vocational high schools. Variables in this study consisted of socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to SRH. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and cross-tabulation to identify proportion differences.Results: Regarding knowledge on SRH, students had less knowledge on a reproductive process (10.1%) and reproductive risk (11.4%), but half of them knew about the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV&AIDS (55.6%) and almost all had sufficient knowledge on puberty (90.7%). Meanwhile, few students argued that several sexual behaviors can be performed before getting married, such as kissing and hugging (48.9%), petting and oral sex (18.7%) and sexual intercourse (vaginal sex) (13.8%). Out of 1,200 adolescent students, 880 (73.3%) reported for have ever been in dating with someone. Among adolescent dating, few students reported for an experience of petting (14.3%), oral sex (9.8%), vaginal sex (6.5%), and anal sex (2.6%).Conclusion: Adolescent students in Denpasar, Bali, had a low level of sufficient knowledge in some SRH aspects, a few students reported for permissive attitude and performed premarital sexual behaviors. Therefore, providing comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is worth considering to improve knowledge and appropriate skills in order to prevent risky sexual behavior among adolescents. Keywords: Sexual and reproductive health, adolescents, students, knowledge, attitude, sexual behavior.

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