Sexual activity and contraceptive use among female adolescents--a report from Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Sexual activity and contraceptive use among female adolescents--a report from Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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女性青少年的性活动和避孕药具使用——尼日利亚哈科特港的一份报告。
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发表时间：
2000
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1
通讯作者：
Judith U. Okpani
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A. Okpani;Judith U. Okpani
七百六十八个随机选择的单高中女生从哈科特港（平均年龄16.32岁）进行了调查方面的性活动和避孕药具的使用。在605名承认有过性接触的女孩中，有142名（78.8%）怀孕210次（24次分娩和186次人工流产）。开始性行为的平均年龄、最小年龄和最大年龄分别为15.04岁、15岁和12岁。在调查时，190名女孩（24.7%）性活跃，74.2%的男性配偶是年长的工作男性，这表明经济利益是女孩性活动的动机。其他调查结果包括：对性活动与性传播疾病之间关系的认识较高（72.4%）;对有效避孕方法的认识水平较低（56%）;性活跃女孩使用避孕方法的局限性，主要是安全期和戒断方法。暴露于多个性伴侣和父母对受试者使用避孕措施的高度认可也存在。鉴于我们的调查结果，建议积极努力，促进性教育和避孕药具的使用，应加强尼日利亚青少年。
Seven hundred and sixty-eight randomly selected single senior secondary school girls from Port Harcourt (mean age 16.32 years) were surveyed on aspects of sexual activity and contraceptive use. Two hundred and ten pregnancies (24 deliveries and 186 induced abortions) had occurred in 142 out of 605 girls (78.8%) who admitted being sexually exposed. The mean, modal and youngest ages of initiation into sexual activity were 15.04, 15 and 12 years respectively. At the time of the survey, 190 girls (24.7%) were sexually active and 74.2% of their male consorts were older working men, suggesting financial gains as a motive for the girls' sexual activity. Other findings were high awareness (72.4%) of the relationship between sexual activity and sexually transmitted diseases; a rather low level (56%) of knowledge of effective contraceptive methods, and limitation of contraceptive method use by sexually active girls, largely to the rhythm and withdrawal methods. Exposure to multiple sexual partners and a high level of parental approval of subjects' use of contraception were also present. In view of our findings, it is suggested that active efforts to promote sexuality education and contraceptive use should be intensified among Nigerian adolescents.