Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior among School Adolescents: A Case Study of Bahir Dar Special Zone
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2005-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study is based on the cross sectional survey in Bahir Dar on
unmarried school adolescent aged 15-19 years in April 2005. The
study utilized both quantitative and qualitative (Focus Group
Discussion) method. A total of 528 randomly s elected school
adolescent involved in the study.
The objective of the study was to identify those factors that lead
adolescent toward risky sexual behavior.
The study found that 34.7 percent of adolescents have already
experienced sex. The mean age of sexual debut was 15.9 years
(median 16 years). The majority of adolescents did not use condom
during their first sexual encounter (39.2 percent). Among those who
are sexually experienced 49.1 percent of them practiced multiple
sexual encounters. Only 21.4 percent of adolescents used condom
consistently from those who used the method at last sex (38.3
percent).
Age, peer behavior, mother's level of education and communication
with parents were associated with s€xual experience; while
communication with sexual partner is a predictor of condom use at
last sex.
On the basis of the above findings, some recommendations were
forwarded in order to address adolescent's sexually related
problems. Giving sex education at school (primary level), advocating
condom use consistently, providing adolescent friendly reproductive
health service are among the most important suggestions
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Sexual Behavior among School Adolescents