Early sexual debut and associated factors among secondary school students of central zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018

Early sexual debut is common among young people and it has several sexual and reproductive health consequences. But, its burden and the associated factors leading to this behavior haven't received due attention. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and associated fac...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2019, Vol.34 (1), p.1-1
Main Authors: Girmay, Alem, Mariye, Teklewoini, Gerensea, Hadgu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Age
AIDS
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Cigarette Smoking - epidemiology
Consent
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing countries
Erotica
Ethiopia
Female
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
LDCs
Living arrangements
Male
Nursing schools
Population
Pornography & obscenity
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Reproductive health
Response rates
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Sex Factors
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
sexual debut
Smoking
Sociodemographics
Students - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:Early sexual debut is common among young people and it has several sexual and reproductive health consequences. But, its burden and the associated factors leading to this behavior haven't received due attention. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of sexual debut in the preparatory and high school students of Aksum town. A school-based quantitative cross-sectional study design was used for this research work. A total of 519 preparatory and high school regular students participated in the survey. The sample population was obtained by using a simple random sampling technique from each schooling proportion with their number of students. Data, that were collected using self administered questionnaires, were entered into EpiData 3.02 and analyzed in SPSS 22.0. Results were presented using frequencies, tables and graphs. Statistical significance was declared at a P-value
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2019.34.1.17139