Risky sexual behaviour and associated factors Among youths at night shool program in jimma town, Southwest ethiopia

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.