title: Risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in Owerri Municipal: predictors of unmet family health needs.
abstract: This study examined the risky sexual behaviours (RSBs) of adolescents in Owerri Municipal in Imo State. Adopting the descriptive Survey research design, a stratified sampling technique was used to enroll 1008 adolescents aged 10 - 19 from 4 secondary schools into the study. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Result shown that majority of the adolescent (47.4%) have had sex and many have engaged in one form of RSBs or another. Peer group seem to be major source of the sexuality information (55.6%) and influencing factor (52.3%). Significant association was found to exist between adolescents RSBs and age at first sexual experience or adolescent perception of parental rearing pattern (p<.05). The study challenged the stake holders involved in the inculcation of values, curriculum design or policy formulation to provide appropriate, time sensitive and scientifically sound sexuality information for adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Technology, School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. osondubobo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Benjamin O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Nwankwo
authors.forename: Eunice A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Nwoke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D010379:Peer Group; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult