Factors Influencing Early Initiation Of Sex Among Adolescents Aged 16 – 19 At Shuuku Health Centre IV Sheema District.
| dc.contributor.author | Nuwagaba, Ritah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-13T16:19:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-13T16:19:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05 | |
| dc.description | A Research Report Submitted To Uganda Nurses And Midwives Examinations Board In Partial Fulfilment Of The Requirements For The Award Of The Diploma In Nursing. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted at Shuuku HC IV adolescent clinic to assess the factors influencing early initiation of sex among adolescents aged 16 – 19.Twenty-five percent of Uganda’s population is comprised of adolescents and a 25 percent pregnancy rate among adolescents in a population of over 40 million people implies that a quarter of the adolescents are engaging in sex at an early age and is therefore a worrying issue for the government of Uganda. The study sought to address the following objectives; to describe knowledge of adolescents on early initiation of sex, to identify the social-cultural factors and to assess economic factors influencing early initiation of sex among adolescents aged 16 – 19 years. The study used a descriptive research design with both qualitative and quantitative methods. A sample of 50 respondents was sampled using questionnaires. The data was collected and analyzed using Microsoft excel, and then presented using tables and figures. The study found that knowledge of adolescents had little influence on the early initiation of sex among adolescents aged 16 – 19 years while both the socio –cultural and economic factors were found to have a strong influence on the early initiation of sex among adolescents aged 16 – 19 years. The study concluded that early initiation of sex among adolescents aged 16 – 19 years was influenced negatively by socio-cultural factors including religion, place of residence; economic factors including guardian’s economic status and to a less extent knowledge of adolescents. The study recommends sensitization of adolescents about the dangers of early initiation of sex to various stakeholders. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/5344 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala international University school of Health Sciences (Western Campus) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Early Initiation Of Sex . | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents Aged 16 – 19 | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors Influencing Early Initiation Of Sex Among Adolescents Aged 16 – 19 At Shuuku Health Centre IV Sheema District. | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |