Abstract
Young people in Ethiopia aged between 18 and 24 who have had sex before age 18 has increased from 35% in 2005 to 40% in 2016 among women and from 9% to 12% among men. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with risky sexual behavior among secondary and preparatory students in Wolaita Sodo town, Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia; 2020. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 4 to 25, 2020. Multistage sampling was employed to select a random sample of 830 study participants from 2 randomly selected secondary and preparatory schools. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between the outcome variables and independent variables. Among the 306 participants who reported ever having sex, 196 (24.7%) engaged in risky sexual behaviors. Factors significantly associated with risky sexual behavior were; ever used alcohol, ever smoked cigarettes, parent monitoring, and having sexually active close friend/s. Substantial proportion of study participants engaged in risky sexual behavior calling for more interventions on school student's addictive behaviors. Parents should have frequent, open and informative discussions about substance use and the associated problems with their adolescents.
Highlights
As widely understood, sexual health is a state of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being in relation to sexuality[1]
Previous studies conducted among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have documented increasing premarital sexual activities which can be associated with undesired consequences such as illegal abortion, risk of HIV infection and school dropout related to pregnancy[6,13,14,15]
This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with risky sexual behavior among school students in Wolaita Sodo town, Ethiopia
Summary
Sexual health is a state of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being in relation to sexuality[1]. Previous studies conducted among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have documented increasing premarital sexual activities which can be associated with undesired consequences such as illegal abortion, risk of HIV infection and school dropout related to pregnancy[6,13,14,15]. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with risky sexual behavior among secondary and preparatory students in Wolaita Sodo town, Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia; 2020. Factors significantly associated with risky sexual behavior were; ever used alcohol, ever smoked cigarettes, parent monitoring, and having sexually active close friend/s. Factors associated with risky sexual behaviour among secondary and preparatory students in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia; Institution based cross-sectional study.
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