%0 Journal Article
%T Sources of sexual information and its relevance to sexual behavior in Nigeria
%A JEN Okonkwo
%A C Obionu
%A R Uwakwe
%A CV Okonkwo
%J West African Journal of Medicine
%D 2002
%I 
%X A study was carried out to identify the various sources of sexual information by adolescents in Nigeria and their influence on the sexual behaviors of the subjects, using: (a) coitus prior to marriage (b) expectation with first coitus (c) freeness to discuss with spouse or anybody as parameters. The study was carried between 1997 and 1998 using subjects randomly selected from three Nigerian communities, viz: Enugu, Benin and Nnewi. Coitus before marriage was significantly higher in those who got their first ever information from peers than those who got it from other sources (P <0.01). Fulfillment of expectation with first coitus was also significantly higher among those who were thought by parents, peers and teachers than those who sought their information on their own from books, magazines and films (p<0.05). However, in considering their ability to discuss with anybody, this was found to be significantly higher in those who sought information on their own than those who got their information by personal contact with parents, peers and teachers (p<0.05). The latter was found to be more inhibited from discussing sexuality with their spouse or anybody than those who got their information from books/magazines and films. Sex education of adolescents should, therefore be provided in a cultural, community-based setting of which the guardian programme should be only one component. It may be counter productive in Nigeria if the adolescents continue to learn about sexuality on their own from books, magazines and films. R¨¦sum¨¦ Une ¨¦tude execute pour identifier les plusieurs sources de l'information sexuelle par les adolescents au Nig¨¦ria et leur influence sur leurs conduits sexuelles, en utilisant: a. le rapport sexuel avant le marriage (pr¨¦-sexuel avant le marriage) b. l'attente avec le premier rapport sexuel et c. d'¨ºtre libre de discuter avec. Un ¨¦poux ou n'importe personne comme les parameters. L'¨¦tude ¨¦tait execute entre 1997 et 1998 en utilisant hasardment l'adolescent selectionn¨¦ de trios communaut¨¦ Nig¨¦rians, ¨¤ savoir, Enugu, Benin et Nnewi. Le rapport sexuel avant le marriage ¨¦tait plus haut significativement dans ceux qui procur¨¨rent leur tout premier information de leurs pairs plus que ceux la procur¨¨rent des autres sources (p<0.01). Accomplissement de l'attente avec le premier rapport sexual ¨¦tait aussi plus haut significativement parmi ceux qui ¨¦taient appris par les parents, les pairs et les profeseurs plus que ceux qui ont cherch¨¦ leur information de leur proper: lures, journaux et films (p<0.05). cependant, en consid¨¦rant leur abilit¨¦ de discuter avec n'importe personne, ceci ¨¦tait trouv¨¦ d'¨ºtre plus haut significativement dans ceux qui ont cherch¨¦ l'information de leur proper plus que ceux qui procur¨¦rent leur premi¨¨re information par le contact personnel avec les parents, les pairs et les professeurs (p>0.05). Le dernier ¨¦tait trouv¨¦ d'¨ºtre plus inhib¨¦ d'en discutant la sexuelit¨¦ avec leur ¨¦poux ou n'importe personne plus que ceux qui p
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