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The Influence of Peers and Other Significant Persons on Sexuality among Secondary School Students in Kisumu District, Kenya
Mary A. Ochieng, Rose Kakai and Kisia Abok
Corresponding Author: Rose Muyoka Kakai
Submitted: 2010 November, 11
Accepted: 2010 December, 25
Published: 2011 February, 25 |
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Young people’s sexual relations are often unplanned, sporadic and, sometimes, influenced by social
pressure. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of peers, church groups and parents on sexuality
among adolescents attending secondary schools in Kisumu District. This was a cross sectional survey targeting
adolescents from randomly selected secondary schools in Kisumu District. Data was collected from 384
respondents using self-administered pre-tested questionnaire, and analysed by SPSS. Out of 384 respondents,
53.4% reported that they had ever had sex while the rest had not. Respondents who consumed alcohol, attended
social activities such as parties and discos were more likely than those who did not to be sexually active, and
to have engaged in casual sex with strangers or people not well known to them. Residence with both parents
and maternal influence was associated with decreased sexual activity and condom use but paternal influence
revealed no meaningful association with the respondents’ sexual behaviour. Respondents who perceived their
peers to be sexually active were more likely to be sexually active. Peer education should be encouraged.
Religious groups and parents should be included in AIDS prevention programmes.
Key words: Behaviour change, HIV prevention, parents, peers, youth, ,
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Mary A. Ochieng, Rose Kakai and Kisia Abok, . The Influence of Peers and Other Significant Persons on Sexuality among Secondary School Students in Kisumu District, Kenya. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, (1): 26-31.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-8773
ISSN (Print): 2040-8765 |
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