Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Bekana Fekecha Hurissa
Jimma University College of Public Health and Medical Sciences,
Jimma, Jimma 370,South West
Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence of Pre-marital Sexual Practices and Associated Factors among Jimma Teacher Training College Students in Jimma Town, South West Shoa
Zone, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia-2013
Author(s): Bekana Fekecha Hurissa, Bosena Tebeje and Hirut Megersa
Bekana Fekecha Hurissa, Bosena Tebeje and Hirut Megersa
Background: Currently, adolescents are more sexually active than ever before. Being sexually active exposes them to various sexual and reproductive health problems, such as; unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion, obstructed labour, contracting sexually transmitted infections and death. Thus the Prevalence of Pre-marital Sexual Practices and Associated Factors among students should be an area of concern for researchers.
Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study (both quantitative and qualitative) design was conducted on 361 students of Jimma Teacher Training College from February 28 to March 05, 2013. A structured questionnaire adapted from different literatures used to collect data. A self administered questionnaire was completed by sampled and systematically selected students. The data was entered, cleaned and analyzed by using SPSS ver.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000221