SASOG Conference Papers: Sexuality and Contraception among Nigerian Adolescents and Youth
Abstract
Sexual behaviour and use of contraceptives among adolescents in a college in Nigeria was studied in order to identify their needs for reproductive health programmes. Following random selection, 971 adolescents aged 18—24 years were interviewed. Sixty-three percent of them had (ever had) sexual intercourse, but only 72 percent and 81 percent of sexually experienced males and females, respectively, had ever used contraception. The most common methods ever used by the males and females, respectively, were the condom (43%) and rhythm (31%). Twenty-one percent of the adolescents engaged in high-risk sexual behaviour. A well targeted reproductive health programme for adolescents in colleges is warranted. (AfrJ Reprod Health 1998; 2(2):142—150)
KEY WORDS: Adolescents, sexual behaviour, contraception, STD/AIDS, college, Nigeria
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