Abstract:
Background: Risky sexual behaviors are any behavior that increases the probability of a
negative impact on sexual and reproductive health. Adolescents and young people aged 15–
24 years are particularly at high risk sexual behaviors. Risky sexual behaviors predispose
adolescent and young group to a variety of sexually associated problems.
Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the magnitude of risky sexual behaviors
and associated factors among night school students in Jimma town 2021/2022.
Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out among night school students in
Jimma town, South west Ethiopia. Three hundred eight two individuals were selected from a
total of 3015 by multi- stage sampling method. The data were collected using a pre-tested
structured self-administered questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi-Info version 7 and
analyzed using SPSS version 25.0 software.
Result: A total of 382 night school students were enrolled in the study with response rate of
382(97.4%) among those 201(52.6%) of the study participants were females and, 220(57.6%)
the study participants had sexual experience among study participant. Among the sexually
active students, 105(47.7%) reported that they had two or more sexual partners in their
lifetime, 59(27%) reported sexual contact with casual person, 12(5.7) with commercial sex
workers and the overall risky sexual behavior was 155 (70%).
Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that grade 9-10 are less likely to have risky
sexual behaviors than grade 11-12 by 54.5 percent [AOR= 0.455 (95% CI: 0.248, 0.838)] and
being Practicing drinking alcohol were 4.471 more likely to have risky sexual behaviors than
non drink alcohol [AOR=4.471 (95% CI: 1.996, 10.013)]. Similarly being had jobs are 0.315
times less likely to have risky sexual behaviors than non job [OR=0.315(95% CI: 0.178,
0.559)].
Conclusion: Significant number of night school students had two or more sexual partners had
risky sexual behavior that might predispose them to different sexual and reproductive health
problems, There for reducing risky sexual behavior among night school students can be
achieved through multi-sectored responses in the school.
