Sexual behaviours and their associated factors among young people in the Dodowa Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (DHDSS) in Ghana
Ghana med. j
; 56(3 suppl): 43-50, 2022. figures, tables
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
This paper describes sexual behaviours and their associated factors among young people.Design:
The study design is cross-sectional.Setting:
Dodowa Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (DHDSS) in Ghana's Shai-Osudoku and Ningo Prampram districts.Participants:
Young people aged 10 to 24 years, median age 17 years. Outcomemeasures:
Self-reported to have ever had sex, non-use of a condom at last sex, and ever been pregnant or gotten someone pregnant.Results:
Of the 1689 young people; 42% reported having ever had sex, not using a condom at last sexual activity (64%), and ever been pregnant or gotten someone pregnant (41%). The proportion of non-use of condoms at last sex was high across all age groups but was highest (93%) in a small proportion of 10 to 14-year-olds who have ever had sex. Higher proportions of females than males; were reported to have ever had sex (46%), not using a condom at their last sex (66%) and ever been pregnant or getting someone pregnant (56%). Age group (20 to 24), females, primary or junior high school, living alone and lower household socio-economic status were risk factors associated with all three outcome measures.Conclusion:
Risky sexual behaviour is high among young people in the Dodowa HDSS. Therefore, interventions that promote safer sexual practices and help young people make timely decisions on their sexual and reproductive health care needs are required.
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Family Characteristics
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Risk Factors
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Economic Status
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Ghana med. j
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ghana Health Service+GH
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Institute of Health Research, the University of Health and Allied Sciences/GH
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School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal/ZA
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School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon/GH
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Stellenbosch University, South Africa/GB
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World Bank, Ghana Office/GH
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