title: Reproductive health behaviour among in-school and out-of-school youth in Kabarole District, Uganda.
abstract: This study was conducted to elucidate whether in-school adolescents have sexual behavioural patterns that differ from those of out-of-school adolescents. A total of 300 in-school and 256 out-of-school adolescents were interviewed. Condom use was significantly higher among in-school than out-of-school adolescents. In-school adolescents had fewer sexual partners in the previous year and had started sexual activities at a later age than out-of-school adolescents. In-school adolescents were more likely to have used modern contraceptive in the past than out-of-school adolescents. We conclude that out-of-school adolescents are less likely to practice safe sex and to use modern family planning methods than in-school adolescents. This indicates the need to provide more information to this group of adolescents. They are traditionally neglected in favour of in-school adolescents, who have greater access to information.
authors.affiliation: Africa Youth Alliance Project, Uganda, P.O. Box 10230, Kampala, Uganda. bndyanabangi@aya.or.ng
authors.forename: Bannet
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ndyanabangi
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kipp
authors.forename: Hans-Jochen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Diesfeld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021841:Safe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014454:Uganda