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Title
Multiple sexual partnership among school-going adolescents in Benin: a population-based study of prevalence and predictors |
Full text
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29874544; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2987454; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/download/2987454/2987455 |
Date
2023 |
Author(s)
Gbordzoe, Newton Isaac; Obeng, Paul; Ogum, Mary Aku; Amoadu, Mustapha; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Hagan Junior, John Elvis |
Abstract
Gbordzoe NI, Obeng P, Ogum MA, Amoadu M, Sarfo JO, Hagan Junior JE. Multiple sexual partnership among school-going adolescents in Benin: a population-based study of prevalence and predictors. <em>Discover Social Science and Health</em>. 2023;3(1): 23. - **Abstract** **Aim** The study investigated the prevalence and determinants of multiple sexual partnerships among school-going adolescents. **Methods** A secondary analysis of data from the 2016 Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) was conducted to determine the prevalence and determinants of multiple sexual partners among 2496 school-going adolescents aged 13'17years in Benin. **Results** The overall prevalence of multiple sexual partnerships was 26.1% among adolescents. After adjusting for other factors, male sex (AOR = 4.80, 95% CI 3.78'6.09), truancy (AOR = 1.69, 95% CI 1.35'2.12), sedentary lifestyle (AOR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.00'1.62), cigarette smoking (AOR = 3.14, 95% CI 1.95'5.07) and alcohol use (AOR = 1.78, 95% CI 1.44'2.20) were significantly associated with the increased odds of engaging in multiple sexual partnerships. However, younger age (AOR = .37, 95% CI 0.25'0.56), lower grade (AOR = .52, 95% CI 0.42'65), and parental monitoring (AOR = 0.71, 95% CI 0.55'0.91) were significantly associated with lower odds of engaging in multiple sexual partnerships. **Conclusions** Risky sexual behaviour interventions should focus on adolescents' personal, school and psychosocial characteristics using multidisciplinary approaches. These approaches will contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3, target 3.4 of promoting adolescent mental health and well-being, and Goal 4, target 1 of ensuring equitable education toward effective learning outcomes among Beninese school-going adolescents. |
Subject(s)
Adolescents; Multiple sexual partners; Prevalence; Correlates; Benin; ddc:610 |
Language
eng |
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Relation
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s44155-023-00053-1; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2731-0469 |
Type of publication
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; doc-type:article; text |
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Repository
Bielefeld - University of Bielefeld
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