Trhas Tadesse Berhe*, Bekalu Abebe, Yared Shiferaw, Addisu Tadesse Sahile, Getachew Woldeyohannes Tedla and Binyam Gintamo
Background: Youths’ risky behavior is one of the public health issues which gained paramount importance in the developed as well as developing counties like. Therefore, this study investigated the prevalence of premarital sexual practice and associated factors among Orthodox Sunday School Students at Miskaye Hizunan Medhane Alem Monastry Church, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022.
Methods: A quantitative institutional based cross-sectional study was employed. Using the single population proportion formula, 414 Orthodox Sunday School Students were randomly selected using simple random sampling technique based on their registration book. A structured and pretested self –administered questionnaire was used to collect the data and was analyzed using SPSS Version 25. Binary logistic regression was used to identify independent predictors of premarital sexual practices at 95% CI and P value less than 0.05.
Result: The prevalence of premarital sex was 46.3% (CI: 41.3, 51.3). The mean age of sexual initiation in the study population was 17±1.9 years for both sexes. Age between 21-24 years [AOR 7.134 (1.127, 45.154)], having pocket money [AOR 0.102(0.026, 0.394)], having girl/boyfriend [AOR 0.03(0.005, 0.013)] and watching sex video [AOR 0.157(0.54, 0.455)] were found to be significantly associated with premarital sex.
Conclusion and recommendation: The current study found that premarital sexual practice was high which was unplanned and unprotected. Since factors such as age range between 21-24, having pocket money, having boy/girlfriend, and watching sex video are significantly associated with premarital sexual practice, consistent Provision of information about adolescent reproductive health should be provided to Sunday school adolescents by the concerned governmental or non-governmental bodies.
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