School and Parental Factors Associated with One-Night Stand, Condom Use at Sexual Debut and Multiple Sexual Partners

Tunde Adeyemo Alabi Tunde Adeyemo Alabi,John Lekan Oyefara John Lekan Oyefara,Waziri Babatunde Adisa Waziri Babatunde Adisa

doi:10.37256/ser.122020265

Tunde Adeyemo Alabi Tunde Adeyemo Alabi, John Lekan Oyefara John Lekan Oyefara + Show 1 more

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In many countries, risky sexual behaviour appears to have become more common among sexually active young adults due to increasing acceptance of pre-marital sexual behaviour. This poses threat to the sexual and reproductive health of those who engage in same. This study investigated the possible influence of school and parental factors such as time of sexual debut (before or after admission), institutional type, accommodation type (whether campus or off-campus), parental marriage type, parental counselling and family of socialisation on three risky sexual behaviours. These are one-night stand, condom use at first sex and multiple sexual partners. The study adopted cross-sectional survey method. A total of 433 respondents were selected from three stratified tertiary institutions in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study found that institutional type and parents' marriage significantly influenced involvement in one-night stand. The age at sexual debut and parents' marriage type are associated with the use of condom at first sex. Also, while students of polytechnic had more sexual partners than their counterparts in the university and college of education (F: 16.849; p: 0.001), those living inside campus were significantly more likely to have multiple sexual partners than those outside campus (T: -1.995; p: 0.047). The study recommends the need for the management of institutes of higher learning and accommodation providers to improve their physical environment to discourage risky sexual behaviours, and to sensitise young people. Also, parent-child discussion on sex-related matters from both parents especially in polygynous homes is encouraged.

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In many countries, premarital sex has become more prevalent among young adults [1]
This study found that parents’ marriage type is a strong predictor of two of the risky sexual behaviours
This study found that the presence of marriage type reduces the predictive power of parental counselling in the model

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Premarital sex has become more prevalent among young adults [1]. Researchers have attributed this rise in sexual activity to a number of factors including changing social mores relating to sexuality [2], increasing gender equality [3], as well as delayed marriage [4]. One-night stands, early sexual debut, the number and types of sexual partners, and unprotected sexual activity are all examples of what is considered ‘risky sexual behaviour’ [5], given the dangers they pose to the sexual and reproductive health of engagers [6]. This makes it imperative to understand the factors associated with sexual behaviours that may negatively affect the quality of lives of adolescents and youths. One of these is the low probability of condom use . [13]

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