Youth Empowerment Foundation, Monitoring & Evaluation Department.
Department of Health Promotion & Education, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
Afr Health Sci. 2020 Mar;20(1):14-27. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i1.5.
Availability and affordability of sachet liquor has significantly increased adolescents' access to alcohol in Nigeria. This study investigated use of sachet alcohol and sexual behavior among adolescents in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area(IBSE-LGA), Oyo state, Nigeria.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with three-stage random sampling technique to select 390 adolescents in IBSE-LGA, Oyo state; using quantitative and qualitative instruments(5 IDIs).
There were more male adolescents (61.8%); with 14.7±2.6 as mean age; equal proportion of early (10-14years) and late(15-19years) adolescents. Findings show that about 16% of the respondents have not completed Primary School education; half(50%) of the respondents had ever taken alcohol, while 39.5% are current users of sachet alcohol (more males, older adolescents and working class). Many respondents are sexually active(30.5%), out of which 63% did not use any protection in their last sex episode, and 33.6% tok sachet alcohol before sex. There was an association between sachet alcohol use and risky sexual behaviours(p<0.05). Participants of IDI believe alcohol boosts sexual performance.
Sex, age and school/work status were related to alcohol use among adolescents. Higher proportion of the adolescents associated alcohol use with heightened sexual performance. Health education strategies (public enlightenment, peer education and life skills training) against adolescent alcohol use is recommended.
在尼日利亚,小包装酒的供应和可负担性显著增加了青少年获得酒精的机会。本研究调查了伊巴丹东南部地方政府区(IBSE-LGA),奥约州的青少年中小包装酒的使用情况和性行为。
采用三阶段随机抽样技术,对奥约州 IBSE-LGA 的 390 名青少年进行了描述性横断面研究;使用定量和定性工具(5 个 IDI)。
青少年中男性居多(61.8%);平均年龄为 14.7±2.6 岁;早期(10-14 岁)和晚期(15-19 岁)青少年的比例相等。调查结果显示,约 16%的受访者未完成小学教育;一半(50%)的受访者曾饮酒,而 39.5%的人是小包装酒的现用者(更多的是男性、年龄较大的青少年和工人阶级)。许多受访者有过性行为(30.5%),其中 63%的人在上一次性行为中没有使用任何保护措施,33.6%的人在性行为前喝小包装酒。小包装酒的使用与危险性行为之间存在关联(p<0.05)。IDI 的参与者认为酒精能提高性表现。
性别、年龄和学校/工作状况与青少年饮酒有关。更多的青少年将饮酒与增强性表现联系起来。建议采取针对青少年饮酒的健康教育策略(公众宣传、同伴教育和生活技能培训)。