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• TITLE: Sexual Behaviour among Students in a Tertiary Educational Institution in Southeast Nigeria

  AUTHORS: Adinma Joseph Ifeanyi Brian, Osita Umeononihu, Adinma Dolly Echendu, Nkemakolam Eke

  KEYWORDS: Sexual Behavior, Youth, Students, Tertiary Institution, Nigeria

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Reproductive Sciences, Vol.4 No.3, July 21, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Background: Sexual behaviour is the manner in which humans experience and express their sexuality. When it is risky, it can lead to untoward health consequences. Objective: The study was undertaking to assess the sexuality pattern of 276 students from a tertiary educational institution in Anambra state of south eastern Nigeria to determine the pattern of risk-behavior among them. Subjects/Methods: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire based study of undergraduates in a tertiary educational institution. Results: Majority of the respondents 190/276 (68.8%) are sexually active. Most of the sexually active respondents are unmarried 156 (82.1%) while only 34 (17.9%) were married. A considerable number of the respondents 34 (17.9%) had 2 to 5 sex partners in the past one year while 26 (13.7%) had at least 6 sex partners the past year also. Interestingly, 140 (73.7%) respondents were having sex for pleasure and while only 14 (7.4%) had sex for money. Conclusion: Majority of the undergraduates in this study indulge in premarital sexual intercourse and usually often with multiple partners. This constitutes high risk sexual behavior. Recommendations: Safer-sex sexuality education is recommended for students in tertiary educational institutions to minimize this ugly trend.