Akinbajo Oluwabusola A, Daniel Olusoji J, Adekoya Adesola O, Abolurin Olufunmilola O, Akinbajo Akinkunmi E, Adekoya Abiola O
Department of Health Services, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Ghana Med J. 2024 Jun;58(2):141-147. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v58i2.5.
The study was conducted to describe the sexual behaviours and contraceptive use, as well as factors associated with being engaged in sex among Nigerian undergraduates.
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
The study was conducted in a university of education in Ogun State, Nigeria.
Four hundred undergraduates were selected sequentially through a stratified sampling method.
Being sexually active, multiple sexual partners, and contraceptive use.
Participants' ages ranged from 16 to 24 years. Nearly two-thirds (65.5%) were females. About a quarter of them (24.5%) were using psychoactive substance(s). More than two-fifths (44.5%) of them had engaged in sexual intercourse, of which 36% had a history of multiple sexual partners. The mean age at sexual debut was 18.7 ± 2.7 years, significantly lower among males than females (p <0.001). About half (218; 54.5%) of the students were cognisant of contraceptives, and 39.3% of sexually active participants had used contraceptives at some time, with condoms being the most commonly used. Male sex (p = 0.042), older age (p <0.001), higher monthly allowance (p = 0.025), and substance abuse (p <0.001) were factors that made undergraduates more likely to have engaged in sex.
Engagement in sexual activity and unsafe sex were common practices among the Nigerian undergraduates studied. It is recommended that deliberate efforts be made to increase contraceptive awareness and usage.
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开展本研究以描述尼日利亚大学生的性行为和避孕措施使用情况，以及与发生性行为相关的因素。
描述性横断面研究。
本研究在尼日利亚奥贡州的一所教育大学进行。
通过分层抽样方法依次选取了400名本科生。
性活跃、多个性伴侣和避孕措施使用情况。
参与者年龄在16至24岁之间。近三分之二（65.5%）为女性。约四分之一（24.5%）的人使用精神活性物质。超过五分之二（44.5%）的人有过性行为，其中36%有多个性伴侣史。首次性行为的平均年龄为18.7±2.7岁，男性显著低于女性（p<0.001）。约一半（218人；54.5%）的学生了解避孕措施，39.3%的性活跃参与者曾在某些时候使用过避孕措施，避孕套是最常用的。男性（p = 0.042）、年龄较大（p<0.001）、月津贴较高（p = 0.025）和药物滥用（p<0.001）是使本科生更有可能发生性行为的因素。
在所研究的尼日利亚大学生中，进行性活动和不安全的性行为是常见现象。建议做出刻意努力以提高避孕意识和使用率。
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