Determinants Of Risky Sexual Behavior Among School Adolescents A Case Study Of Bahir Dar Special Zone

This study is based on the cross sectional survey in Bahir Dar onrnunmarried school adolescent aged 15-19 years in April 2005. Thernstudy utilized both quantitative and qualitative (Focus GrouprnDiscussion) method. A total of 528 randomly s elected schoolrnadolescent involved in the study.rnThe objective of the study was to identify those factors that leadrnadolescent toward risky sexual behavior.rnThe study found that 34.7 percent of adolescents have alreadyrnexperienced sex. The mean age of sexual debut was 15.9 yearsrn(median 16 years). The majority of adolescents did not use condomrnduring their first sexual encounter (39.2 percent). Among those whornare sexually experienced 49.1 percent of them practiced multiplernsexual encounters. Only 21.4 percent of adolescents used condomrnconsistently from those who used the method at last sex (38.3rnpercent).rnAge, peer behavior, mother's level of education and communicationrnwith parents were associated with s€xual experience; whilerncommunication with sexual partner is a predictor of condom use atrnlast sex.rnOn the basis of the above findings, some recommendations werernforwarded in order to address adolescent's sexually relatedrnproblems. Giving sex education at school (primary level), advocatingrncondom use consistently, providing adolescent friendly reproductivernhealth service are among the most important suggestions

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