Ayinmoro Aboluwaji D, Uzobo Endurance, Teibowei Bodisere J, Fred Joyce B
Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Department of Sociology, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2020 Mar 23;15(2):116-121. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.02.007. eCollection 2020 Apr.
The increase in the use of social media has led to a concurrent rise in the prevalence of sexting, which has, in turn, resulted in risky sexual behaviour. This study aims to investigate the role of sexting in risky sexual behaviour among female students who own smartphones for social and educational purposes.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 undergraduate students of the Niger Delta University using a pre-tested and validated structured questionnaire. Data for the study were analysed using descriptive statistics to describe the socio-demographic characteristics and trends in sexting and risky sexual behaviour. In addition, inferential statistics (logistic regression) was used in testing the association between the dependent and independent variables. IBM SPSS version 21.0 was used for data analysis.
The results from the study indicated that those who had ever-sent nude pictures to their partners (OR = 2.504, < 0.05) and the use of android phones were found to be significantly related to risky sexual behaviour of students (OR = 16.139, < 0.05). Moreover, age (OR = 83.962, p < 0.01), ethnic group (OR = 130.612, p < 0.05), and monthly allowances (OR = 83.962, p < 0.05) were also associated with risky sexual behaviour.
This study confirmed the string influence of sexting on high-risk sexual behaviour caused by sexting. In light of this, academic institutions are advised to discourage the licentious use of smartphones.
社交媒体使用的增加导致了 sexting（发送色情短信）行为的流行率同时上升，这反过来又导致了危险性行为。本研究旨在调查在出于社交和教育目的而拥有智能手机的女学生中，sexting 在危险性行为中的作用。
对尼日尔三角洲大学的 200 名本科生进行了一项横断面研究，使用预先测试和验证过的结构化问卷。研究数据使用描述性统计进行分析，以描述社会人口统计学特征以及 sexting 和危险性行为的趋势。此外，使用推断统计（逻辑回归）来检验自变量和因变量之间的关联。数据分析使用 IBM SPSS 21.0 版本。
研究结果表明，那些曾向伴侣发送过裸照的人（比值比 = 2.504，<0.05）以及使用安卓手机被发现与学生的危险性行为显著相关（比值比 = 16.139，<0.05）。此外，年龄（比值比 = 83.962，p < 0.01）、种族（比值比 = 130.612，p < 0.05）和每月津贴（比值比 = 83.962，p < 0.05）也与危险性行为有关。
本研究证实了 sexting 对由 sexting 导致的高风险性行为有显著影响。鉴于此，建议学术机构抑制对智能手机的无节制使用。
