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African health sciences · Jun 2018
Sexuality experiences of secondary school students in Nakuru, Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
- Tammary Esho, Arun Datta, and Samuel Muniu.
- Technical University of Kenya, Community and Public Health.
- Afr Health Sci. 2018 Jun 1; 18 (2): 209-217.
BackgroundAdolescence 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.ObjectiveThis study was conducted to find out the sexual experiences of a selected, few school going adolescents.MethodsA 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionThere is urgency for intervention by the parents and the church in filing the gap in sexual knowledge.
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