title: [Risk assessment in young people living in Bobo Dioulasso: analysis of factors associated with sexual precocity and multiple partners].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Despite health education efforts, young people continue to adopt risky sexual behaviors which may have a significant impact on their health. This study aims to analyze the factors associated with sexual precocity and multiple partners among young people aged 19-24 years living in Bobo-Dioulasso.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a quantitative, cross-sectional study. Survey data were collected from 573 young people aged 15-24 years in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) in December 2014. The respondents were selected using two stages cluster sampling. Risk factors for sexual precocity and multiple partners were analyzed using Stata 13 IC software. We used P<0.05 as the significance level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than half of respondents (54%) were sexually active, of whom 14% before the age of 16. Having multiple sex partners was reported by 24% of sexually active youth. Determinants of sexual precocity and multiple partners were age, sex, level of education and economic status of parents. Our data have also shown that early sexual debut was associated with multiple sexual partners (p<0.005).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Actions aimed to convince young people to delay sexual debut and to better assess risks are of utmost importance. Enhancing parents, teachers and carers capabilities is essential to improve the quality of their relationships with young people.
authors.affiliation: Organisation Ouest Africaine de la Santé (OOAS), Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso).
authors.forename: Clétus Come
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Adohinzin
authors.affiliation: Université de Ouagadougou 03BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03 (Burkina Faso).
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meda
authors.affiliation: L'Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso).
authors.forename: Adrien Marie Gaston
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Belem
authors.affiliation: L'Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso).
authors.forename: Georges Anicet
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ouédraogo
authors.affiliation: Organisation Ouest Africaine de la Santé (OOAS), Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso).
authors.forename: Issiaka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sombie
authors.affiliation: Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso).
authors.forename: Abdramane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berthe
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Public Health Research Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Health (Luxembourg).
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fond-Harmant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002050:Burkina Faso; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Burkina Faso; HIV/AIDS; Sexual precocity; multiple partners; preventive behaviors