Sexual behavioral pattern, consequences and adopted solutions among senior secondary schools students in a military barracks in Nigeria

Uzoh C. Chimah; Chinomnso C. Nnebue; Amobi L. Ilika; Taiwo O. Lawoyin

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2015-0012

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Sexual behavioral pattern, consequences and adopted solutions among senior secondary schools students in a military barracks in Nigeria

Uzoh C. Chimah , Chinomnso C. Nnebue , Amobi L. Ilika and Taiwo O. Lawoyin

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From the journal International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Volume 28 Issue 2

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the sexual behavioral pattern, consequences, and adopted solutions among senior secondary schools students in Ojo military barracks, Lagos.

Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 400 senior secondary schools students in Ojo military barracks, Lagos, selected using a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using pre-tested, self-administered semi-structured questionnaires. Data was analysed using statistical package for social sciences version 17. Tests of statistical significance were carried out using χ²-test, and a p-value of <0.05 was considered significant.

Results: The majority of them 391 (97.8%), were in the age group (10–19 years) while the mean age was 15±2.4 for males and 15±2.2 for females, respectively. One hundred and fifty four (38.5%) of the respondents have had penetrative sexual intercourse and were influenced mainly by peer pressure (p=0.0000). Their age at first sexual intercourse ranged between 10–19 years. Ten (6.5%) of the respondents (all males) had their sexual debut with a commercial sex worker. More girls 41 (56.2%) than boys 12 (14.8%), were forced into sexual intercourse (p=0.0000). Over half of the sexually active respondents had at least two sexual partners for either sex.

Conclusion: Findings from this study have shown that young people living in the barracks indulged in sexual activity at very early ages and engaged in risky sexual behavior. We therefore recommend an improved multi-sectoral approach in reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS education.

Keywords: adolescents; Lagos; military barracks; sexual behavioral pattern

Corresponding author: Chinomnso C. Nnebue, Department of HIV Care and Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria, Phone: +2348034756621, E-mail: nnebnons@yahoo.com

Acknowledgments

This work was part of a dissertation submitted to the School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria in part fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Master of Public Health in Community Medicine.

Source of support or funding: None.

Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Authors’ contributions: Author UCC was involved in the design and implementation, CCN was involved in analysis of data, interpretation of results, write up of this study and editing of the main paper, while ALI and TOL were involved in the design and editing of the main paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Received: 2015-2-8

Accepted: 2015-5-25

Published Online: 2015-10-21

Published in Print: 2016-5-1

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Keywords for this article

adolescents; Lagos; military barracks; sexual behavioral pattern