Exposure to Sex Education and Its Effects on Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Nigeria

Exposure to Sex Education and Its Effects on Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Nigeria

Sexual behavior during adolescence fundamentally steers the future life of both girls and boys, and it should be guided with appropriate education, especially as it also represents a key factor to be considered in attainment of sustainable developmental goals. The study assessed the effect of exposu...

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Published in:Journal of environmental and public health Vol. 2022; no. 1; p. 3962011
Main Authors: Osadolor, Uyi E., Amoo, Emmanuel O., Azuh, Dominic E., Mfonido-Abasi, Ikono, Washington, Christian Philip, Ugbenu, Oke
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Hindawi 2022
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Education
Education policy
Female
Humans
Male
Nigeria
Sex
Sex education
Sex Education - methods
Sexual Behavior
Sexuality
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sociodemographics
STD
Streamlining
Surveys
Teenagers
Television
Womens health
Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia
Zambia
Africa
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Summary:Sexual behavior during adolescence fundamentally steers the future life of both girls and boys, and it should be guided with appropriate education, especially as it also represents a key factor to be considered in attainment of sustainable developmental goals. The study assessed the effect of exposure to sex education on adolescents’ sexual behavior. The primary and cross-sectional survey data used for this study were analyzed using basic descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analytical technique. The results, among others, highlighted that the most common sources of first sex education among the respondents are school (54.6%), family (21.6%), social media (9.5%), and others like television (7.6%) and books or magazines (4.9%). Frequency of discussion on sexual matters is positively associated with the use of protection such as condom (β = 0.261; p≤0.01). The study gave support to the increasing pursuit of sexuality education. However, since adolescents’ needs could vary by demographics, streamlining sex education need by age and sex characteristics could enhance its effectiveness.
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Academic Editor: Antonella Arghittu
ISSN:1687-9805
1687-9813
DOI:10.1155/2022/3962011