Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017

Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017

Abstract Objective To assess the magnitude and factors associated with premarital sexual intercourse among adolescent students of the secondary and preparatory school in Debre-Markos town, northwest Ethiopia, 2017. Results Among secondary and preparatory school adolescent students, 31.3% reported pr...

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Main Authors: Geremew Kindie Behulu, Kiber Temesgen Anteneh, Getie Lake Aynalem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Premarital sexual practice
School adolescents
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4132-4
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spelling doaj-f3d98fa8d0e341c3bcd025cb3cfb297a2020-11-25T02:27:29ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002019-02-011211610.1186/s13104-019-4132-4Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017Geremew Kindie Behulu0Kiber Temesgen Anteneh1Getie Lake Aynalem2Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of GondarDepartment of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of GondarDepartment of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of GondarAbstract Objective To assess the magnitude and factors associated with premarital sexual intercourse among adolescent students of the secondary and preparatory school in Debre-Markos town, northwest Ethiopia, 2017. Results Among secondary and preparatory school adolescent students, 31.3% reported pre-marital sexual intercourse. This shows that premarital sexual intercourse among secondary and preparatory school adolescents is high. Significantly associated factors were: being male (AOR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.21, 2.93), having pocket money (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI 2, 4.81), adolescents who did not discuss sexual issue with close friends (AOR = 8.6, 95% CI 5.27, 13.91) and peer pressure (AOR = 7.7, 95% CI 3.73, 15.69).http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4132-4Premarital sexual practiceSchool adolescentsEthiopia
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Getie Lake Aynalem
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Kiber Temesgen Anteneh
Getie Lake Aynalem
Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017
BMC Research Notes
Premarital sexual practice
School adolescents
Ethiopia
author_facet Geremew Kindie Behulu
Kiber Temesgen Anteneh
Getie Lake Aynalem
author_sort Geremew Kindie Behulu
title Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017
title_short Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017
title_full Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017
title_fullStr Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017
title_full_unstemmed Premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in Debre-Markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west Ethiopia, 2017
title_sort premarital sexual intercourse and associated factors among adolescent students in debre-markos town secondary and preparatory schools, north west ethiopia, 2017
publisher BMC
series BMC Research Notes
issn 1756-0500
publishDate 2019-02-01
description Abstract Objective To assess the magnitude and factors associated with premarital sexual intercourse among adolescent students of the secondary and preparatory school in Debre-Markos town, northwest Ethiopia, 2017. Results Among secondary and preparatory school adolescent students, 31.3% reported pre-marital sexual intercourse. This shows that premarital sexual intercourse among secondary and preparatory school adolescents is high. Significantly associated factors were: being male (AOR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.21, 2.93), having pocket money (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI 2, 4.81), adolescents who did not discuss sexual issue with close friends (AOR = 8.6, 95% CI 5.27, 13.91) and peer pressure (AOR = 7.7, 95% CI 3.73, 15.69).
topic Premarital sexual practice
School adolescents
Ethiopia
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4132-4
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