Prevalence of premarital sexual practice and associated factors among Goba town high school students, South East-Ethiopia

Abstract

<strong>Background:</strong> Premarital sexual practice significantly attributes for increase adolescent’s risk of unintended pregnancy, early marriage, abortion and STIs. In Ethiopia adolescents were intended to engage at early initiation to sexual intercourse without having proper protection has been one of the concerns. Study aimed to assess the prevalence of premarital sexual practice and associated factors among high school students.