Pattern in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Perception, Sexual Risk Behaviors and Condom use among Young People ln Orire Local Governments Area Oyo State, Nigeria
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Perception, Sexual Risk, Behaviors, Condom Use Young PeopleAbstract
Sexual risk behaviors are defined as sexual activities that may make an individual liable to the risk of sexually transmitted infections including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and unplanned pregnancies. Young people are at high risk of developing sexual risk behavior. The rate of risky sexual behaviors and the spread of STIs continue to be increasing among the young people population. Therefore this study aimed to assess patterns in human immunodeficiency virus perception, sexual risk behaviors, and condom use among young people. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among young people in Orire local governments area Oyo state. The study participants were selected through systematic random sampling techniques and the data was collected through self-administered questionnaires. A total of 354 study subjects were included in the study. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 21. Three hundred fifty-four respondents participated in this study. Of those, 79.4% of them have awareness about risky sexual behaviors, and about 63.8. % of them know the consequences of unsafe sex. Among the total study participants, about 22.7% of them had previously practiced sexual activity; of these 61.7% of respondents had more than one sexual partner. From the respondents who had practiced sex, 76.6% of them had always used a condom during their sexual intercourse with their partners, while 80% of them never used a condom during sexual intercourse and 84.5% have high knowledge of risk behavior. There is also an association Between HIV-Perception of Risk and tribes, level of education, and religion of the respondents with a p-value less than 0.05. Even though the majority of the young female people have an awareness regarding sexual risk behaviors, a considerable number of them have practiced risky sexual behaviors that might predispose them to different sexual and reproductive health problems, and peer pressure was revealed as a major factor that influences the respondents towards their first sexual intercourse. Peers have a greater influence on the positive and negative behavior of their friends. Therefore, the school should emphasize promoting peer educators and peer discussion to protect adolescents and youth from risky sexual behaviors.
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