International note: Analysis of risk and protective factors for risky sexual behaviours among school-aged adolescents

Nuworza Kugbey, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Hubert Amu, Kwaku Oppong Asante, Awolu Adam

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Abstract

This study examined the prevalence and associated factors of risky sexual behaviours among 1648 school-going adolescents using the 2012 Ghana Global School-based Student Health Survey. Our findings showed 33.5% of the participants had ever had sex 32.5% had multiple sexual partners and only 26.2% reported using condom during their last sexual intercourse. Being male, older age, anxiety, loneliness, suicidal ideation, being bullied, food insecurity (hunger), current alcohol and marijuana use were significant risk factors for being sexually experienced, multiple partners, but not condom use. Parental knowledge of activity was a significant protective factor against adolescents' sexual experience. These findings underscore the need to develop school-based interventions that would help reduce risky sexual behaviours among school-going adolescents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-69
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Adolescence
Volume68
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2018

Keywords

  • Adolescents
  • Ghana
  • Risk and protective factors
  • Risky sexual behaviours

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