Adolescents’ sexual behaviour and their effects on their reproductive health: a case study of Rubaga Division schools, Kampala District
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2013-05
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study explained adolescents’ sexual behaviour and their effects on their
reproductive health. The study was carried out in Rubaga Division, Kampala
District. A quantitative survey design was used in the study. The population of
the study comprised of 68 respondents from two secondary schools in Rubaga Division all students in Senior III and IV. The number of male respondents
were 34 students randomly selected from Old Kampala Mixed S.S.S and 34
female respondents, being students selected randomly from Rubaga Girls
S.S.S. A questionnaire was administered to the respondents and findings
indicated that adolescent sexual behaviour was one of the concerns of
adolescents reproductive health. The identified effects were risky sexual
behaviour which included unprotected sex, having many sexual partners,
smoking and drug use, tendencies of homosexuality and consequences of
health related issues such as early pregnancies among female adolescents, contraction of STI’s and HIV / AIDS, abortion and other psychological
behaviours like suicide through early prostitution, low self esteem, school
dropouts, early marriages, etc. Most respondents agreed that early sexual
behaviour leads to different kinds of reproductive health and psychological
consequences. From the study sexual recommendatibns were made and these
included; parental involvement in educating their children about sexual issues,
peer education and sensitization, establishment of teenage centres where group
counseling can be affected, introduction of sex education curriculum in
schools, general community mobilization, et al.
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A research report submitted the college of humanities and social sciences for the award of a degree in guidance and counselling of Kampala International University
Keywords
Reproductive health, Sexual behaviour, Adolescents, Kampala District