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    Assessment of the Prevalence Of Premarital Sex and Unprotected Sexual Practices Among Secondary School Adolescent Students in Sebeta Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2014.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-09) Berihun Helen; Mekonnen Baze
    Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescent people as thosebetween the ages of 10 to 19 years. These age groups are often characterized as being at a lifestage of increased experimentation and exploration associated with a range of risky behaviors,including risky sexual behaviors. Moreover, adolescents are less likely than adults to have theinformation, skills and support to protect themselves against HIV/AI DS and other consequencesof premarital sex. Objective: To assess the prevalence of premarital sex and unprotected sexual intercourse practiceand associated factors among secondary school adolescent students in Sebeta Town, 2014. Methods and Materials: A questionnaire based cross sectional study design was used to conductthis study on 284 secondary school adolescent students in Sebeta Town from April to May 2014.The data was processed and analyzed by using Epi Info 3.4.3 and SPSS version 16.0. Frequencydistribution, charts, figures and tables were used to present the results. Odd ratio and logisticregression were used to determine association between specified factors and to controlcofounders respectively. Results: The prevalence of premarital sex among the study participants of this study was 28.3%and 90.1% of them were utilized condom during their sexual intercourse. The premarital sex wasstrongly associated with grade level and their family income. Grade ten students were 7.99 timeshigh risk to be practiced premarital sex than others (AOR=7.99, CI= (2.2-28.5)) and grade elevenstudents were 7.81 times high risk to be involved in premarital sex than others grade levelstudents (AOR= 7.81, CI= (2.4-25.4)). Students belong to family earned 500-1000 ETB were2.47 times high risk to be experienced premarital sex than others students (AOR= 2.47, CI=(1.01-6.07)) Conclusion: The prevalence of premarital sex among the study participants was higher than thestudies conducted in different parts of Ethiopia and almost all of the students who have hadhistory of sexual practices utilized condom during their sexual intercourse. Premarital sex amongthe study participants of this study was strongly associated with studentsā€˜ grade level and familymonthly income status. Recommendation: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and schools in collaborationshould provide psychosexual services for adolescent students at secondary school level. Key words: premarital sex, unprotected sex, adolescent students, Ethiopia.