Effect Of Sexuality Education Among Household And Adolescents’ Risky Sexual Behaviour
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Effect Of Sexuality Education Among Household And Adolescents’ Risky Sexual Behaviour
ABSTRACT
This study looked at the impact of sexuality education on family and adolescent hazardous sexual conduct in Ibadan North, Oyo State. Real-life observations and previous study by various scholars revealed that sex education was not adequately managed among parents, carers, the school system, and the community as a whole.
The primary cause of these is immoral behaviour, which has a strong detrimental impact on societal norms. To control the menace, all stakeholders in child development must engage in an ongoing war against risky sexual behaviour in order to foster human dignity and societal pride in preventing unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV-Aids among young adolescents.
The study used a descriptive survey design with a sample of one hundred and nineteen (119) randomly selected people to investigate the examined relationship among the variables; nonetheless, the factors in the study are noted below.
Data was collected using a pilot tested variables: adolescent sexuality risky behaviour scale (α=0.85), sexual abstinence motivation scale (α=0.79), risky type of sexual conduct scale (α=0.89), and sex education scale (α=0.76).
Six research questions and hypotheses were answered. The data was evaluated using descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation, T-test analysis, and Multiple Regression Analysis.
The independent variables (sexual abstinence, hazardous sexual behaviour, and sex education) had a significant connection with adolescent sexuality risky behaviour; F (3, 116) = 103.692, P<0.001.
The independent factors explained 72.3% (Adj.R2=.723) of the variation in predicting risky sexual conduct in adolescents, with sex education being the most powerful predictor (Beta =.676, t= 10.982, P<0.001).
The findings also show that female adolescents (mean=57.857) are more likely to participate in risk-taking activity than their male counterparts (mean=42.571), as indicated by the study’s mean difference.
Based on the findings, it was decided that all adolescents should be thoroughly sensitised and given a core orientation towards sex education, both at home and inside the four walls of the school and the community at large.
However, it was recommended that parents play an important part in educating their children, including the school counsellor, by planning frequent educational programs that will result in a favourable shift in the avoidance of sexually risky behaviour.
Chapter one
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background for the Study
Access to good, broadly based sexual health education is a significant contributing element to the health and well-being of young people. (Health Canada, 2003; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 2004).
There has been considerable concern in many countries around the world about the sexual and reproductive health of young people, in part because of their perceived increased vulnerability to the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (Knode-lule et al., 1997; Preston-Whyte, 1994; Scommegna, 1996; Twa-Twa et al., 1997)
the potential risks to their health due to early pregnancy (AbouZahr & Royston, 1991; Barreto et School-based programs are an important means of giving sexual health education to young people in society.
However, sex education is regarded as a top priority by educators, public health professionals, and others who are committed to providing high-quality sexual health education in schools and other community settings.
They are frequently asked to explain the rationale, philosophy, and content of existing sexual health education programs to prevent risky behaviour later in life.
For example, Isiugo-Abanihe (1994) discovered that more than 38% of female adolescents in Nigeria, aged 15 to 24 years, began sexual engagement in 1990, with a mean age of sexual debut of less than 17 years. Almost 60% of those who initiated sex had affairs within four weeks of the poll.
Furthermore, the sheer magnitude of adolescent and young adult cohorts contributes to increased concern about reproductive health. According to the National Population Commission (NPC, 1998), approximately 84 million Nigerians are currently under the age of 25, accounting for approximately 63% of the population; nearly 59 million, or approximately 44%, are under the age of 15, but, due to a lack of timely sexual education, many adolescent lives have been sent to an early grave as a result of risky sexual behaviour as a result of peer pressure and other factors.
The guidelines for such education are based on the principle that sexual health education should be available to all people and delivered in an age-appropriate, culturally sensitive manner that respects an individual’s right to make informed decisions about sexual and reproductive health.
Furthermore, adolescents frequently rely on their families for sexual health knowledge (King et al., 1988; McKay & Holowaty, 1997). However, most young people believe that sexual health education should be shared by parents and schools (Byers, Sears, Voyer, et al., 2003a; Byers, Sears, Voyer, et al., 2003b).
An evidence-based approach combined with a commitment to democratic principles provides a solid foundation for developing and implementing high-quality sexual health education programs in our schools (McKay, 1998).
As a result, adolescence is a distinct time in each individual’s life. It is the period when a youngster grows into an adult. Adolescence has been described as a stage in human development during which several physiological and anatomical changes occur, resulting in reproductive maturity in teenagers (Kirby, 1999)
Many teenagers effectively navigate this transition, but others feel significant stress and engage in risky behaviours such as sexual experimentation, exploration, and promiscuity (Adegoke, 2003). Adolescents exhibit sexual practices and developmental traits that put them at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Unprotected / indiscriminate sexual activity, for example, is a major risk factor for HIV/AIDS. By the age of 18, the majority of Nigerian adolescents are sexually active.
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