RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR OF IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

Eberechukwu Francisca Chigbu (PhD), Grace Chinyere Nnadi (PhD), Christopher Onyema Odo, Ebele Ann Onu

Abstract


This study examined the relationship between school environment and sexual behaviour of in-school adolescents in South East Zone of Nigeria. The population of this study comprised 137, 095 in-school adolescents in senior secondary II in public secondary schools. The sample of the study was 1200 senior secondary II in-school adolescents. Two research questions and one hypothesis were formulated for the study and the study adopted correlation survey design. Two instruments, namely: School Environment Questionnaire (SEQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.82 and Sexual Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.78 were developed by the researchers and used for data collection in the study. The research questions in the study were answered using mean, standard deviation, simple regression analysis while t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained indicated that School environment of in-school adolescents in South East Nigeria are extra-curricular activities, counseling setting and methodology of teaching, among others; in-school adolescents’ sexual behaviour in South East Nigeria are attraction to their opposite sex and enjoying sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol, among others;  Based on the findings, the researcher recommended among others, Teachers and counselors should give the in-school adolescents proper and adequate sexuality education to help them avoid risky sexual behaviour.

Keywords


Relationship, Adolescents, School Environment, Sexual Behaviour, Southeast Nigeria.

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