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Sexuality experiences of secondary school students in Nakuru, Kenya: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a phase where one is inquisitive about sex and sexuality. It is but natural to exchange the half-baked feelings and experiences with peers. These days the environment that includes public media has sexually suggestive flavors. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to find ou...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Makerere Medical School
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30602945 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i2.3 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a phase where one is inquisitive about sex and sexuality. It is but natural to exchange the half-baked feelings and experiences with peers. These days the environment that includes public media has sexually suggestive flavors. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to find out the sexual experiences of a selected, few school going adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional study utilizing stratified sampling to enroll 200 students from secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The data was entered and analyzed in SPSS® version 22. Chi-square test of independence and Fisher's Exact Test were performed to test for associations. RESULTS: The study found that a large number have had sexual experiences of varying type. It was interesting to learn from the survey that a large number of older adolescents wish that their parents should have talked to them about sexual matters. There is a general conservative outlook that the students had. Although a small percentage had sexual experiences at a very young age, many of them valued ethics and morality. CONCLUSION: There is urgency for intervention by the parents and the church in filing the gap in sexual knowledge. |
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