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| Title: | “FACTORS PROMOTING RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF HIGH SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN DESSIE TOWN, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE” |
| Authors: | ABDULHAKIM, HUSSIEN |
| Advisors: | Dr.Sathiya A.Susuman, |
| Copyright: | 2008 |
| Date Added: | 10-Dec-2008 |
| Publisher: | Addis ababa university |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT
Adolescents are the wheels of change than other segments of the society. In Dessie town,
as in many other settings, the behaviors of the current cohort of adolescents will strongly
influence the course of STDs including HIV/AIDS due to their risky sexual practices.
The current study was targeted in identifying factors that promote risky sexual behavior
of HSA in terms of unprotected premarital sexual activity with more than one sexual
partner.
This study is a cross-sectional survey research that was held from November, 2007 to
May, 2008. A total of 823 HSA in the age group 14-19 were selected by multistage
stratified sampling technique followed by SRS. A self-administered survey questionnaire
and FGDs were used to collect the required data from the study participants. The
collected data were edited, entered, cleaned and analyzed in univariate, bivariate and
multivariate levels with SPSS version 13.
The finding of this study indicated that, 27.3 percent of the study participants are sexually
experienced. Of these, only 21 percent used condom consistently. On average sexually
experienced students have more than one life time sexual partners (1.3 for males and 1.6
for females). Forty-one study participants ever had been contracted by STDs; 4 from
regular sexual partner, 5 from prostitutes, 28 due to causal sex and 4 did not remember
from whom they get. Furthermore, 11.6% of females and 13% of male students ever
been/ever made pregnant. Pocket money, mother-adolescent communication, peer
pressure, substance use and self-efficacy to resist sexual advance are associated with
sexual behavior; pocket money, father-adolescent communication and condom use selfefficacy
are among the stronger predictors of condom use consistency.
The findings of this study provide justification for intervention targeting on key factors
that promote adolescents’ risky sexual behavior. Providing the necessary knowledge and
skills for both parents and adolescents, and comprehensive substance use cessation
program are among the suggested recommendations. |
| Description: | A THESIS SUBMITTED TO
SCHOOL OF GRADUTE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN POPULATION STUDIES |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1635 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Population Studies
Thesis - Population Studies
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