Parental influence on adolescent sexual behaviour among secondary school students in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOluyemi, Joseph A
dc.contributor.authorYinusa, Mohammed A
dc.contributor.authorAbdullateef, Raji
dc.contributor.authorKehinde, Kadiri
dc.contributor.authorAdejoke, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T09:42:02Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T09:42:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-30
dc.description.abstractOne of the aims of social work as a discipline is to improve the quality of life of families by finding solutions to inherent problems such as sexual behaviour in the adolescent. This study investigated the influence of parental communication and parental monitoring on adolescents’ sexual behaviour in Ogbomoso, South-West Nigeria. Data was collected using self-administered structured questionnaire. 860 participants were selected through multi-stage sampling method. 99% of the participants were found to be close to both parents, 63% of which were closer to their mothers. 52% of the participants already had a boyfriend/girlfriend, 40% had kissed and 14% had previously had sexual intercourse as at time of the review. 64% of participants’ parents never had the knowledge of theses happenings in the life of the participants. Monitoring measures adopted by parents included standing rules (34%), banning from visiting opposite sex (28%), stay-at-home order (21%), and tracing adolescents’ movements when they go out (20%) and timing their outings (13%). Some of the avenues participants employed in accessing their sexual partners despite parental monitoring include: when sent on errands (18%), during school periods (15%), sneaking out of the home (9%) and lying to their parents to see boyfriend/girlfriend (7%). A significant relationship was found between participants’ sexual behaviour and parental communication and parental monitoring (p< 0.05). The study recommended increased parental involvement in communication and monitoring of adolescent sexual behaviour, bearing in mind the consequences of risky sexual behaviours on the adolescents' health and the society at large.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2409-5605
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12971
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Social Work. National Association of Social Workers (Zimbabwe)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 7; No. 2
dc.subjectParentsen_US
dc.subjectSexual Behaviouren_US
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectSexen_US
dc.subjectSocial Worken_US
dc.titleParental influence on adolescent sexual behaviour among secondary school students in Ogbomoso, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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