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The Effect Of Sexuality Education Among Household And Adolescents’ Risky Sexual Behaviour
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In Nigeria today, sex education is yet to be
incorporated into the curricula of secondary school education by Esu ,
1999. Many Nigerians are reluctant to discuss sexuality and sexual
health openly. In most African countries, Nigeria in particular, matters
relating to sex and sexuality are usually shrouded in secrecy by Esere,
2006. Neither the adolescent boy nor girl has free access to the
information he or she needs on sexuality. Questions bordering on
sexuality and girl-boy relationships are usually hushed up and regarded
as taboos. The consequence of this action is that Nigerian adolescent
boys and girls find answers to sex-related questions on their own, often
from questionable sources that are likely to give them wrong
information, making them more likely to indulge in reckless and
unguarded sexual experimentation. Some adolescents lack adequate
communication and assertiveness skills to negotiate safer sex.
(Abogunrin, 2006). Some feel unable to refuse unwanted sex or feel
compelled to exchange sex for money. Because young people experiment
sexually and because of the consequences of indiscriminate sexual
activities on the youth, there is the need to mount sex education
programmes that are geared towards enlightenment and appropriate
education about sex and sexuality. (Nwabuisi, 2004)
Moreover, by
training teachers to impart the decision-making skills that young people
need to rely on, teachers can become not only trusted sources of
information but also agents of change. In countries where large numbers
of young people are not enrolled in secondary school, sex education
programmes and those aimed at reducing the incidence of sexually
transmitted infections can also be implemented in clinics and community
based settings that attract young people. Clinics tend to attract young
people that are at higher risk of contracting a sexually transmitted
infection or becoming pregnant. Young people visiting clinics are
typically more aware of the risk of becoming infected and may be more
ready to benefit from sound information, advice and behavioural training
in decision-making skills.
Finally, as the world becomes more
interconnected than ever before, young people the world over are
requesting credible and accessible information on sexuality and
reproductive health. They want to have their many questions and concerns
about sexuality addressed. They need information not only about
physiology and a better understanding of the norms that society has set
for sexual behaviour, but they also need to acquire the skills necessary
to develop healthy relationships and engage in responsible
decision-making about sex, especially during adolescence when their
emotional development accelerates. In this study, focus is based on the
effect of sexuality education among household and adolescents’ risky
sexual behaviour in Ibadan north environs.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Adolescents
problems are rooted to the background of their upbringing which is the
main causes of the risky sexual behaviour which they exhibits within and
outsides the society. While all these? The first contact of adolescence
early life is the family, but the family has failed to do justice to
the concept of sex education, which has led to numerous future
challenges of most promising youths today. Unexposed reality was wrongly
presented by peer pressures which visually lead to the sexually risky
behaviour of the adolescences.
Risky sexual behaviour is a major
health issue in every society and adolescents have been victims of
sexual risky behaviours across several communities in Ibadan especially
within and around the various secondary schools and universities Ibadan,
Oyo state. The implication of household women engaging in risky sexual
behaviour is beyond infections or contacting HIV and other form of STDs
which it may lead to the death of parents and this could directly affect
the survival of their children while leaving the children as orphans or
as street beggar which can expose the children to the dangers that can
even ruin their life completely.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigated the effect of sexuality education among household and adolescents’ risky sexual behaviour in Ibadan north local government area of Oyo State. It was discovered from real life observation and past research works done by various scholars that sex education was not welled managed among parents, care givers, the school system and the community at large. The principal factor of these has led to an immoral behaviour which the results firmly negative to the norms of the s ... Continue reading---
