Assessment of risky sexual behavior and its associated factors among students in selected private universities, Addis Abeba Ethiopia
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2019-09
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Background: Risky sexual behavior accounts for a large number of opportunities for acquiring
HIV infection and other STIs. Students of higher learning institutions are with multiple sociocultural
backgrounds
and
begin
independent
life
at
younger
age.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 588 randomly selected undergraduate
students from private universities in Addis Ababa, from December 2018 to October 2019. Study
participants were selected using multi stage stratified sampling technique. Interviewer administer
pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. The data was entered into Epi-data
version 4.4.2.1 then exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Descriptive analysis (Frequency,
mean, and proportion) and regression analysis was done to summarize findings.
Results: Overall, 32.6% of study participants started sexual intercourse at the time of study. The
median age at first sexual intercourse was 18.3. About 66.7% of respondents were engaged in risky
sexual behavior in their life time. Students who attended their high school education at private
schools (AOR=3.160; 95% CI= 1.406, 7.103), first age at sex (AOR = 0.075; 95% CI = 0.030,
0.190), and condom use at first-time sexual intercourse (AOR = 5.594; 95% CI = 2.223, 14.076)
were significantly associated with risky sexual behavior.
Conclusions:
The finding of this study identified that significant numbers of students engaged in risky sexual
behaviors by having multiple sexual partner and inconsistence/non-use of condom in their life
time. Therefore, understanding factors associated with risky sexual behavior is important for
implementing comprehensive interventions and prevent multiple risk factors among private
university students.
Description
Keywords
Sexual behavior