Abstract
A cross-sectional survey of adolescents and heads of households was done in six urban and rural local government areas in Ebonyi state, Nigeria in August 2018. Modified cluster sampling technique was used to select households from which eligible adolescent boys and girls were recruited. This data article describes two datasets that, for the first time, expansively describe adolescents’ sexual and reproductive behaviors in Nigeria. The datasets include variables on adolescents’ demographic and socioeconomic characteristics; family relationships; sexual behaviors; awareness and use of contraceptives; access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; gender norms and ideology about adolescent sexuality; and potential strategies for reducing unwanted teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions. This dataset would be useful to public health researchers and social scientists investigating drivers of adolescent sexual and reproductive behaviour, as well as programme managers seeking potential strategies for improving adolescent health outcomes. The datasets also provide a template that could be replicated for national or regional surveys on adolescent sexual and reproductive behaviours.
Highlights
Efforts to prioritize adolescent health in Nigeria have led to the development of policies[1,2], and the inclusion of ‘adolescent’ in reproductive health terminology
Adolescents are included in national surveys in Nigeria, and results are reported for different age categories, there is no dataset that expansively describes adolescent sexual and reproductive behaviors
A situation analysis was undertaken as part of an implementation research project to address the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of adolescents in Ebonyi state
Summary
Efforts to prioritize adolescent health in Nigeria have led to the development of policies[1,2], and the inclusion of ‘adolescent’ in reproductive health terminology. Access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services for adolescents is low/suboptimal in Nigeria[3,4,5,6]. In order to design and successfully implement delivery strategies, we need to understand the nature and determinants of sexual and reproductive behaviors among adolescents. A situation analysis was undertaken as part of an implementation research project to address the SRH needs of adolescents in Ebonyi state. The objectives of the survey were to determine at baseline, i) the sexual (and other lifestyle risky) behaviors of adolescents; ii) their knowledge and use of contraceptives; iii) their access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; iv) the relationship between adolescents’ sexual/reproductive behavior and their socio-demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status; and v) perception of interventions for addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents. The dataset provides a complete template that could be replicated for large scale (national or regional) surveys on adolescent sexual and reproductive behaviors
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