Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine factors for risky sexual behavior and practice among
high school and college students in Shambu town. The researcher employed descriptive
research design. The target populations are sample portion of young adults aged 10-24 years
both female and male who are attending regular day school at the time of the study. The
reference population is both private and governmental secondary schools and college
adolescents and youths (young adults) in Shambu Town. The instruments for data collection
were questionnaire, interview, and focus group discussion. The data were analyzed and
interpreted using both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
The findings of this study strongly indicated that a considerable proportion of youths in among
high school and college students in Shambu town in general are sexually active. Similarly, the
finding shows that students at the study were asked with whom they were living alone and with
their both parents respectively. Most of students were have addicted to different addiction
causing substances like smoking cigarette, chewing chat, drinking alcohol, and using shisha
respectively in decreasing orders but some of them were using all substances. On the other
hand, most of them were watching sexual practice film while few of them were not.
Furthermore, the study shows that most of the study participants were using of sexual risk
factors that both act as motivators of sexual intercourse and risky avoiders while practicing
unsafe sex. Majority of the study participants were practiced sex with one friend while some of
them were had done sex with two, three partners. The major finding regarding to other sexual
transmitted diseases of them did heard and knew about sexually transmitted diseases specially
Gonorrhea and Syphilis respectively even though few of them also heard and knew about HIV
and Chancroid diseases as they also considered as sexually transmitted diseases. It is suggested
that high schools and college students should expand and improve good practices and good
habits in the high schools and college students on gender, sexuality, HIV/AIDS and STIs that has
been implemented and enable students to handle or resist peer influence, to develop negative
attitude towards risky behaviors, to control early sexual initiations and develop the habit of
consistent and proper condom use so that the students can become conscious
