Arulogun Oyedunni Sola, Ogbu Ifeyinwa Arinze, Dipeolu Isaac Oluwafemi
Department of Health Promotion and Education, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Department of Health Promotion and Education, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Family Health International (FHI 360), Monitoring & Evaluation Department, Plot 1073 A-1, Godab Plaza J.S. Tarka Street, Area 3, Garki Abuja, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2016 Dec 30;25:261. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.261.2630. eCollection 2016.
The proportion of young people exposed to pornographic materials through the internet in Nigeria is increasing. However, the influence of the exposure on their sexual behaviour has not been fully explored. This study therefore explored the effects of internet exposure on the sexual behaviour of young persons in Ibadan North Local Government Area of southwest Nigeria.
A survey of 413 young persons was done using a pretested self-administered questionnaire which included questions on internet exposure and its influence on behaviour. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and logistic regression.
Mean age of males was 21.7 ± 3.4 years while that of females was 20.9 ± 3.2 years. Forty-nine percent of the respondents used the internet for the first time between the ages of 15-19 years. Main source of information about the internet was friends (63.3%) and 99.3% accessed the internet from cybercafé. Seventy-two percent had ever stumbled on pornographic sites. Reactions included glancing through before closing (45.2%), closure of the sites (38.5%), and minimizing page to view later (12.5%). Post-exposure influence on behaviour included engagement in oral sex (48.3%), body tattoo (18.3%), having multiple sexual partners (11.6%) and homosexuality (5.0%). More males (95% CI OR =1.245-6.465) and frequent users (95% CI OR =1.168-3.497) were likely to report a change in sexual behaviour.
Internet use was common among the young persons. Interventions aimed at reducing exposure to sexual content on internet targeting young persons especially the males and cybercafé operators are advocated.
在尼日利亚，通过互联网接触色情内容的年轻人比例正在上升。然而，这种接触对他们性行为的影响尚未得到充分探讨。因此，本研究探讨了互联网接触对尼日利亚西南部伊巴丹北区年轻人性行为的影响。
对413名年轻人进行了一项调查，使用预先测试的自填式问卷，其中包括有关互联网接触及其对行为影响的问题。数据采用描述性统计、卡方检验和逻辑回归进行分析。
男性的平均年龄为21.7±3.4岁，女性为20.9±3.2岁。49%的受访者在15至19岁之间首次使用互联网。关于互联网的主要信息来源是朋友（63.3%），99.3%的人从网吧访问互联网。72%的人曾偶然浏览过色情网站。反应包括在关闭前浏览（45.2%）、关闭网站（38.5%）和最小化页面以便稍后查看（12.5%）。接触后对行为的影响包括进行口交（48.3%）、纹身（18.3%）、有多个性伴侣（11.6%）和同性恋（5.0%）。更多男性（95%置信区间OR=1.245-6.465）和频繁使用者（95%置信区间OR=1.168-3.497）更有可能报告性行为发生变化。
年轻人中使用互联网很普遍。提倡针对年轻人尤其是男性和网吧经营者开展旨在减少互联网上性内容接触的干预措施。
