| Title |
Reasons for delaying or engaging in early sexual initiation among adolescents in Nigeria
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.2147/ahmt.s23649 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Augustine Ankomah, Fatima Mamman-Daura, Godpower Omoregie, Jennifer Anyanti |
| Abstract |
Annually, over 1 million births in Nigeria are to teenage mothers. Many of these pregnancies are unwanted and these mothers are also exposed to the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Sexual abstinence is a critical preventative health strategy. Several quantitative studies in Nigeria have identified the correlates and determinants of early sex, yet few have explored in depth the underlying reasons for early sex. This paper explores both the key factors that motivate some unmarried young people to engage in early sex and reasons why some delay. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 153 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 152 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 14% |
| Researcher | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 15% |
| Unknown | 42 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 25% |
| Social Sciences | 26 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 15% |
| Psychology | 7 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Unknown | 47 | 31% |
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