Attitudes and risky sexual behavior among youth in Kampala, Uganda: Empirical analyses of risk factors by gender.
Gender
Parental influence
Peer influence
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
Journal
PEC innovation
ISSN: 2772-6282
Titre abrégé: PEC Innov
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9918367980406676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2022
Dec 2022
Historique:
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12
2022
pubmed:
20
12
2022
medline:
20
12
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study sought to examine gender differences and the influence of peer and parental perceptions on sexual risk behaviors among an at-risk sample of youth living in Kampala, Uganda. Using the cross-sectional Kampala Youth Survey (2014) based in Kampala, Uganda (n = 1134), bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were conducted to determine the odds of sexual risk behaviors based on peer and parental influence variables and gender. The perceptions of peer, adult, and parental opinions on sexual activity were significantly associated with varying levels across all risky sexual behaviors explored. When indexed and adjusted for other variables, females compared to males were at increased odds of participating in 3-4 risky sexual behaviors (OR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.44, 0.90) and 5-6 risky sexual behaviors (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.21, 0.68) compared to zero risky sexual behaviors. Adolescent sexual risk behaviors are subject to peer and parental influence and vary between genders. This study emphasizes the importance of peer influences in adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Many of these youth are orphans, which may explain the lack of association between parental influences and sexual risk behavior. School-based and community-based interventions may be effective at preventing risky sexual behaviors for this vulnerable population.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36532298
doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100090
pmc: PMC9757820
mid: NIHMS1856622
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : NIAAA NIH HHS
ID : R21 AA022065
Pays : United States
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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