Factors associated with early sexual initiation among preparatory and high school youths in Woldia town, northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Early initiation of sexual activity affects the sexual and reproductive health of the young population. The youth are at a high risk of risky sexual behaviours, including multiple partners and inconsistent condom use. There has been limited research on the level and determinants of early sexual init...

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Published in:BMC public health 2019-04, Vol.19 (1), p.378-8, Article 378
Main Authors: Kassahun, Eskeziaw Abebe, Gelagay, Abebaw Addis, Muche, Achenef Asmamaw, Dessie, Amanuel Addisu, Kassie, Belayneh Ayanaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
AIDS
Bivariate analysis
Cigarette smoking
Condoms
Confidence intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Early sexual initiation
Ethiopia
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Health care
Health problems
High school students
High schools
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Odds Ratio
Parenting
Parents
Peer pressure
Pornography
Prevalence
Public health
Random sampling
Regression analysis
Reproductive health
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Risk taking
Secondary schools
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Sexual health
Sexual Health - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Partners
Smoking
Statistical analysis
Statistical sampling
Students
Students - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teachers
Teenagers
Woldia
Youth
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Summary:Early initiation of sexual activity affects the sexual and reproductive health of the young population. The youth are at a high risk of risky sexual behaviours, including multiple partners and inconsistent condom use. There has been limited research on the level and determinants of early sexual initiation in Woldia town. Thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of early sexual initiation and associated factors among preparatory and high school students in Woldia town, northeast Ethiopia. An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 723 students selected by the simple random sampling technique on March 7, 2016. A pre-tested and structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariable logistic regression were computed. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to examine the strength of association. In the multivariable analysis, a p-value
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-019-6682-8