Knowledge of Premarital Sex and its influence on Sexual Behaviour of Adolescents in Federal Government Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigatedthe knowledge of premarital sex and its influence on the sexual behaviour of adolescents in Federal Government senior secondary schools in Nigeria.An ex-post facto research design was used for this study. The population for this study consisted of students in Federal Government Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data for this study in thirteen Federal Government senior secondary schools selected from the six geo-political zones in Nigeria through stratified and purposive sampling techniques. A total of 576 copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents in SS1, SS2 and SS3 in Federal Government Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The data collected were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that, the influence of knowledge of premarital sex of adolescents was found to be significantly related. It was recommended that; there is the need for the relevant educational authorities to increase knowledge of reproductive health in secondary schools in Nigeria through symposiums, workshops and seminar presentation in which emphasis could be on the influence of premarital sex on adolescent development.