Demography and Social Statistics, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Km 10, Idiroko, Ota, Nigeria.
J Environ Public Health. 2022 Jun 1;2022:3962011. doi: 10.1155/2022/3962011. eCollection 2022.
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 ( = 0.261; ≤ 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.
青少年时期的性行为从根本上影响着女孩和男孩的未来生活，应该通过适当的教育进行引导，特别是因为它也是实现可持续发展目标时需要考虑的一个关键因素。本研究评估了接受性教育对青少年性行为的影响。本研究使用的主要和横断面调查数据采用基本描述性统计和二元逻辑回归分析技术进行分析。结果表明，受访者获得第一次性教育的最常见来源是学校（54.6%）、家庭（21.6%）、社交媒体（9.5%），以及电视（7.6%）和书籍或杂志（4.9%）等其他来源。性话题讨论的频率与使用保护措施（如避孕套）呈正相关（ = 0.261； ≤ 0.01）。本研究支持对性教育的日益追求。然而，由于青少年的需求可能因人口统计学特征而异，因此按年龄和性别特征简化性教育可能会提高其效果。
