title: [Pornography and sexual behaviour of schoolchildren in the Cocodydistrict of Abidjan].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to document the influence of pornography on the sexual behaviour of school children in the Cocody district of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was conducted from October to November 2013 with pupils from four schools in Cocody, Abidjan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 398 pupils (224 boys and 174 girls) were interviewed: 14.3% of them had access to pornography on internet or television. 52.8% (210) of the 398 pupils interviewed were sexually active at the time of the survey, 41.9% (88/210) of whom had at least two sexual partners. On bivariate analysis,access to pornography was statistically associated with being sexually active (OR= 2.61; 95%CI [1.41; 4.83]), early onset of sexual intercourse (OR= 2.38; 95%CI = [1.19; 4.76]) and multiples exual partners (OR== 6.09; 95%CI= [2.79; 13.3])Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that access to pornography had a negative influence on the sexual behaviour of school children in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire].
authors.forename: Kouamé Mathias
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: N Dri
authors.forename: Issifou
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yaya
authors.forename: Bayaki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saka
authors.forename: Abdoul Samadou
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Aboubakari
authors.forename: Damus Paquin
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kouassi
authors.forename: Kokora Franck
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Ekou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television; D055815:Young Adult