Determinant of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Students of Addis Ketema Secondary and Preparatory School
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2022-07
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: - Risky sexual behavior is a behavior identified with sexuality, which expands the vulnerability of a person to regenerative health issues. High school students engage in a variety of behaviors that put them at risk for serious health problems. Those health-related behaviors are associated with short and long-term health consequences including injury and violence.
Objective: - The main objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with Risky sexual behavior among Addis ketema secondary and preparatory school students.
Methods: - The quantitative cross-sectional study supplemented with qualitative method was employed. The study was conducted on 364 students using structured pretested questionnaire in April 2022.The study was conducted among Addis ketema secondary and preparatory school student in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The data was collected using structured self-administered questionnaire. The Data entry and cleaning was undertaken using Epi-info version 7.1 and SPSS 22 for windows for analysis. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the study population by independent variables in terms of frequencies and percentage. The logistic regression analysis technique was employed to evaluate independent effect variables on the outcome variable. Results were also presented in tables, graphs and texts. Whereas the quantitative data was collected using a structured questionnaire while focus group discussion and key informant interview guides were used to illicit qualitative information. And also the data was thematically analyzed to convey meanings and interpretations out of the data.
Conclusion: -The risk of sexual behavior among Addis Ketema High School, Addis Ababa is high. In this study 24.5% of students‟ drunk alcohol, 13.5% chew khat, 11.3% smoked cigarette and 19.9% of students used illicit drugs at least once in their lifetime. This study also showed that the majority of the students were engaged in unsafe and risky sexual practices. About 57.1%of sexually active students‟ had one of the risky sexual behaviors. The use of Khat, alcohol and tobacco products is significantly and independently associated with risky sexual behavior among Addis Ketema High School students.
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Youth, Sexual and reproductive health, HIV, STIs.