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ABSTRACT
The purpose for this study was to assess knowledge and attitude of sexual risk behaviour among senior secondary school students in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
An expost facto research design was used. A total of 76,279 constituted the number of respondents used for this study.
A multi stage sampling procedure which included stratified and proportionate sampling procedures were used to draw the sample size from the senior secondary schools within the three (3) senatorial zones of the state, which are Bauchi north, Bauchi central and Bauchi south.
The instrument used was a close– ended questionnaire. Three hundred and seventy eight(378) copies of the questionnaire were administered using simple random sample technique to the respondent.
The data collected were analyzed using simple frequency and percentages to describe the demograhphic characteristics of the respondents, descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions.
One sample t-test, independent sample t-test and ANOVA were used to test the formulated hypotheses.
The finding of the study revealed that knowledge of sexual risk behaviour among senior secondary school students in Bauchi State is significant (t = 4.120; p = 0.021),
INTRODUCTION
Sexual risk is concerned with those sexual activities that expose an individual to the possibility of contracting any sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS and unplanned pregnancies (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010).
Sexual risk behaviour are commonly defined as behaviour that increase one‟s risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and experiencing un-planned pregnancies (Caldwell and Orabuloye, 2009; Diala, Oluyimi, Harris and Feyisetin, 2011).
These behaviour include having sex at an early age, having multiple sexual partners, having sex under the influence of alcohol or drugs and having unprotected sexual (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010).
According to Ladebo and Tanimowo (2012), sexual behavioural change is the most effective means of preventing sexual risk behaviour.
In addition, Ladebo and Tanimowo (2012) further stated that the only way to prevent sexual risk behaviour is to avoid behaviour that can put an individual at the risk of contracting STIs/HIV/AIDS.
Many people infected with STIs/HIV/AIDS have no sign and symptoms, as such there is no way of knowing with certainty whether a sexual partner is infected or not infected unless he/she has repeatedly tested negative and has not engaged in any sexual risk behaviour betweenthe tests (Weiner, 2013; Adekeye, 2009).
According to Caldwell and Orabuloye(2009);Diala, Oluyimi, Harris and Feyisetin (2011), the health of secondary school students is of paramount 2 importance, therefore, it is imperative to assess how knowledgeable they are with respect to sexual risk behaviour.
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