[Sexual practices in the school milieu].
OBJECTIVE
To appreciate the real sexual practice among students.


METHODS
From 29th April to 10th May 1997, 1,867 students from lower and upper schools have accepted to take part in the investigation being carried on their practice of sexuality.


RESULTS
1,333 students, that is 72% of the group, have already had sexual intercourse. The average age of the very first sexual intercourse was 17 years and the extreme ages range from 8 to 24 years. 72.7% of the students have already had sexual intercourse less once a month, mostly it is by love in 68.6% or by desire in 21.1%. Among more than half of the girl students, that is 59.5%, their partners was students. 31.3% were at least once pregnant.


CONCLUSIONS
The outcome of this study revealed that sexual activity among students is rare and sporadic. It is motivated by love.
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Tokoin, Département de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Lomé, Togo.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014037:Togo