Wusu Onipede, Okoukoni Saturday
Demography and Social Statistics Programme, Covenant University, PMB 1023, Ota Ogun State, Nigeria.
Department of Sociology, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Tanzan J Health Res. 2011 Jan;13(1):27-32. doi: 10.4314/thrb.v13i1.55672.
In developing countries risky sexual behaviour among young people is on the increase. This study examined the likelihood of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in reducing risky sexual behaviour among undergraduates in Lagos Metropolis in Nigeria. The main hypothesis tested in the study was the uptake of HCT is likely to reduce risky sexual behaviour among young undergraduates. A multistage sampling procedure was adopted to select a sample of 625 undergraduates in the study setting. A structured questionnaire was administered to respondents to elicit information on previous participation in HCT and sexual behaviour before and after participation. Result indicates that 26.1% of males and 28.9% of females ever participated in HCT. The average number of heterosexual partners kept by the respondents declined among males and females from 3.17 and 2.36, respectively before they participated in HCT to 2.27 and 1.6 after they participated in HCT. The differences in the average number of sexual partners by the respondents before and after they participated in HCT were statistically significant (P=0.000). The proportion of male respondents who engaged in frequent sex also declined from 35.8% (before participating in HCT) to 24.1% (after participating in HCT) and from 25% (before participating in HCT) to 24.7% (after participating in HCT) among females. In conclusion, participation in HCT is likely to reduce the prevalence of risky sexual behaviour among undergraduates in the study setting. Therefore, HCT is an intervention that should be emphasized.
在发展中国家，年轻人中的危险性行为呈上升趋势。本研究调查了在尼日利亚拉各斯市开展艾滋病毒咨询与检测（HCT）对于减少大学生危险性行为的可能性。该研究检验的主要假设是，接受HCT有可能减少年轻大学生中的危险性行为。研究采用多阶段抽样程序，在研究环境中选取了625名大学生作为样本。向受访者发放了一份结构化问卷，以获取他们之前参与HCT的情况以及参与前后的性行为信息。结果表明，26.1%的男性和28.9%的女性曾参与过HCT。受访者保持的异性伴侣平均数量在男性和女性中均有所下降，从参与HCT之前的分别为3.17人和2.36人，降至参与HCT之后的2.27人和1.6人。受访者参与HCT前后的性伴侣平均数量差异具有统计学意义（P = 0.000）。经常发生性行为的男性受访者比例也从35.8%（参与HCT之前）降至24.1%（参与HCT之后），女性则从25%（参与HCT之前）降至24.7%（参与HCT之后）。总之，参与HCT有可能降低研究环境中大学生危险性行为的发生率。因此，HCT是一项应予以强调的干预措施。
