title: Sexual behavior of medical students: A single institutional survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated the sexual practices of medical students as they are positioned to serve as peer educators in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross sectional study, where self- administered questionnaires were distributed to consenting 4(th) to 6(th) year medical students in Jos, Nigeria with a view of elucidating information regarding sexual practices and condom utilization. Safe sex practice was defined as the use of condoms and being in a monogamous relationship.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of a total of 400 questionnaires distributed, 365 respondents (249 males and 116 females) had adequate data for analysis. A large proportion (62%) of our students have never had sex before and less than 30% of them are sexually active. Only 6.1% had multiple sexual partners and homosexuality was uncommon (1.9%). Condom utilization amongst the sexually active was high (65%) and similar among male and female students (71.3% vs. 51.9% respectively, p = 0.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There exists safe sexual practice among medical students in our setting. This group could be recruited as peer educators in the war against HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Daniyam
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Agaba
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Agaba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult