Child sexual abuse, harmful alcohol use and age as determinants of sexual risk behaviours among freshmen in a Nigerian University
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In Nigeria, freshmen constitute a risk group of adolescents and young adults capable of engaging in unsafe sexual practices. This study documents the associated factors to sexual risk behaviours practices of University of Ibadan, Nigeria freshmen.
Eight hundred and forty one (841), freshmen who attended a routine orientation program were asked to respond to a questionnaire. Results showed that 30.8% were sexually active and 47% did not use condom in their last sexual episode. Associated with sexual risk behaviours include: being a male freshman increasing age; lower tendency for violence; increase sexual compulsivity; alcohol abuse; history of rape and a history of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Three variables: alcohol abuse; history of CSA and increasing age remained significant in a multiple regression analysis. The paper presents the first evidence of vulnerability of freshmen to sexual risk practices in a Nigerian University. (Afr J Reprod Health 2008; 12[2]:75-88)
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Abus sexuel sur enfant, usage nuisible de l´alcool et l´ âge comme déterminants des comportements sexuels risqués chez les étudiants de première année dans une université nigériane. Au Nigéria les étudiants de première année constituent un groupe d´adolescents et de jeunes adultes capables de s’engager dans des pratiques sexuelles dangereuses. Cette étude documente les facteurs qui sont liés aux pratiques sexuelles risquées chez les étudiants de première année à l´université d´ Ibadan. Huit cent quarante-et-un (841) étudiants de première année qui ont assisté à un programme d´orientation de routine ont été demandé de répondre à un questionnaire. Les résultats ont montré que 30,8% étaient sexuellement actifs et que 47% n´utilisaient pas des préservatifs pendant leur dernier épisode sexuel. Liés aux comportements sexuels risqués sont: le fait d´ être en première année, l´augmentation de l´ âge, une tendance réduite de la violence, une compulsivité sexuelle accrue; l´abus de l´alcool; les antécédents de viol et d´abus sexuel sur enfant (ASE). Trois variables: abus de l´alcool, les antécédents de l´ASE et l´âge croissant, sont restés significatifs dans une analyse de la regression multiple. L´article présente la première évidence de la vulnérabilité des étudiants de première année aux pratiques sexuelles risquées. (Rev Afr Santé Reprod 2008; 12[2]:75-88)
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