Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in Nigeria
Substance use is one of the key factors that predispose young people to sexually frequent behaviors. This study therefore investigates the implications of substance abuse and sexual frequency for sexually transmitted infections among Nigerian youths. The study used quantitative data from the Nation...
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| author | Adeyemi Oluwagbemiga Ayodele Johnson Adeniyi Florence Bolajoko Mustapha Giro Yinusa Rasheed Fakayode Tolushe |
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Substance use is one of the key factors that predispose young people to sexually frequent behaviors. This study therefore investigates the implications of substance abuse and sexual frequency for sexually transmitted infections among Nigerian youths. The study used quantitative data from the National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS Plus II, 2012). The data for the study were analyzed using three levels of statistical analysis while, two statistical techniques were used and five models were constructed to test the formulated hypotheses The study reveals that the estimate incidence of relative risk (IRR) of substance abuse on sexual frequency confirmed a positive significant effects for both adjusted and unadjusted data (Smoking cigarette, unadjusted OR=.19 P-value=.000, adjusted OR=.33 P-value=.000; consuming alcohol everyday unadjusted OR=1.07 P-value=.000, adjusted OR=1.40 P-value=.000). While a significant relationship between substance abuse, sexual frequency, and likelihood of contracting STIs was established in the study (Pvalue<. 005). The study concludes that there is need for education on substance abuse among young people.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cdc151f4c8f41cf87f746ae3858ca922023-01-11T09:56:04ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Public Health in Africa2038-99222038-99302023-01-0114410.4081/jphia.2022.1512Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in NigeriaAdeyemi Oluwagbemiga0Ayodele Johnson1Adeniyi Florence Bolajoko2Mustapha Giro3Yinusa Rasheed4Fakayode Tolushe5Department of Demography & Social Statistics, Federal University Oye-EkitiDepartment of Sociology, Lagos State University LagosDepartment of Business Education and Educational Management, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, LagosDepartment of Business Education and Educational Management, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, LagosDepartment of Demography & Social Statistics, Federal University, Birnin KebbiDepartment of General Studies, Department of Demography & Social Statistics, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin; Federal University Oye-Ekiti Substance use is one of the key factors that predispose young people to sexually frequent behaviors. This study therefore investigates the implications of substance abuse and sexual frequency for sexually transmitted infections among Nigerian youths. The study used quantitative data from the National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS Plus II, 2012). The data for the study were analyzed using three levels of statistical analysis while, two statistical techniques were used and five models were constructed to test the formulated hypotheses The study reveals that the estimate incidence of relative risk (IRR) of substance abuse on sexual frequency confirmed a positive significant effects for both adjusted and unadjusted data (Smoking cigarette, unadjusted OR=.19 P-value=.000, adjusted OR=.33 P-value=.000; consuming alcohol everyday unadjusted OR=1.07 P-value=.000, adjusted OR=1.40 P-value=.000). While a significant relationship between substance abuse, sexual frequency, and likelihood of contracting STIs was established in the study (Pvalue<. 005). The study concludes that there is need for education on substance abuse among young people. https://www.publichealthinafrica.org/jphia/article/view/1512AbuseSexual FrequencySTIsYouth |
| spellingShingle | Adeyemi Oluwagbemiga Ayodele Johnson Adeniyi Florence Bolajoko Mustapha Giro Yinusa Rasheed Fakayode Tolushe Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in Nigeria Journal of Public Health in Africa Abuse Sexual Frequency STIs Youth |
| title | Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in Nigeria |
| title_full | Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in Nigeria |
| title_short | Substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths: implications for sexually-transmitted infections in Nigeria |
| title_sort | substance abuse and sexual frequency among youths implications for sexually transmitted infections in nigeria |
| topic | Abuse Sexual Frequency STIs Youth |
| url | https://www.publichealthinafrica.org/jphia/article/view/1512 |
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