Abstract
Background: Various studies on risk sexual behaviours focus on personal factors. However, the influence of essential social factors needs a profound concern. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study triangulated with qualitative data was conducted at North Shewa Zone, from February to March 2016. Six hundred and thirty-five students were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. Self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussion guide were used for data collection. Result: Of 628 students, 115 (18.3%) of them reported risky sexual behaviour. Social connectedness was inversely correlated with having risky sexual behaviour. Substance user students had four times, risky sexual behaviours than non users (AOR = 4, 95%CI (1.54–10.3)). Risky sexual behaviour was associated with family connectedness (AOR = .39, 95%CI (.303–.51)), religion connectedness (AOR = .23, 95%CI (.169–.31)) and school connectedness (AOR = .39, 95%CI (00.297–.52)). Conclusion: Grade level, substance use, religious, family and school connectedness were major predictors of risky sexual behaviour.
Highlights
World Health Organization (WHO) define‘youth’as the age group between 15 and 24 years (WHO, 2009)
This study provides an insight into the operation of different dimensions of social connectedness, substance use, beliefs and self-efficacy towards safe sexual activities as factors to predict risky sexual behaviour among youths in North Shewa Zone Oromia region
Most of them were subjected to multiple sexual partner and unprotected sex
Summary
World Health Organization (WHO) define‘youth’as the age group between 15 and 24 years (WHO, 2009). Risky sexual behaviours are any behaviour that increases the likelihood of acquiring negative consequences related to sexual contact It includes, having multiple partners, having risky casual or unknown sexual partners, early sexual initiation and failure to take protective actions, such as condom (Cooper, 2002; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2009). These behaviours determine health and wellbeing of youth (Abebe & Fekadu, 2000). This study tries to describe the patterns of youth’s social connectedness with religious groups, parent, peers, school environment and social media and its correlation with risky sexual behaviour It identifies independent predictors of risky sexual behaviours of youths
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