%0 Journal Article
%T Sexual Orientation and Associated Factors among Adolescents in Cameroonian Cities¡ªFactors Associated with Sexual Orientation in Adolescents
%A Eboutou Ivan
%A Nguefack F¨¦licit¨¦e
%A Meguieze Claude-Audrey
%A Ngassam Tchouamo Cindy Brenda
%A Dongmo Tsopfack F¨¦licie Cindy
%A Mboringong Kwedi Fanny
%A Danwe Danwang Welba
%A Nseme Etouckey Eric
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 749-762
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2023.136083
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> <span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Over time, new sexual practices other than the common ones are frequently
described. This work aimed to determine the sexual orientation and its
associated factors among adolescents attending school in two big cities in
Cameroon. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methodology: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">A cross-sectional study with prospective data
collection took place from November 2021 to April 2022 in eight secondary
schools</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(four in Yaound¨¦</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and four in Douala). We conducted non-probability,</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> consecutive sampling on school-going, sexually active adolescents
between the ages of 14 and 19 years. A self-administered questionnaire to
students was used to study their sexual orientations and practices. Univariate
and multiva</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">riate analyses made it possible
to find the associated factors using the chi-square</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> test. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">We
included 1274 adolescents with an average age of 18 years; majority were boys
(54.8%) for a sex ratio of 1.21. Most (49.7%) were</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">from two-parent families. Cisgender was the most common
self-gender identity (89.6%). The main sexual orientation was heterosexuality
(82.3%), followed by bisexuality (9.7%) and homosexuality (8%). The average age
at first sexual intercourse (coitarche) was 15 years and the coitarche was
consenting in 84.1%. Sexual practices included: kissing (94.7%), fondling
(93.4%), vaginal penetration (80.6%), oral sex (40.4%), masturbation (22.8%),
fisting (18.4%), </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and anal penetrations
(17.5%). The majority of sexual intercourse acts (55.8%)</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> took place
without protection; 24.6% of adolescents practiced them with a person of the
same sex and 18.4% with several others simultaneously. The factors associated
with heterosexuality were age ¡Ü17 years </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">aOR:
%K Sexual Orientation
%K Practice
%K Identity
%K Factors
%K Teenager
%K Cameroon
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128173