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International Conference on
FAMILY MEDICINE AND FAMILY PHYSICIANS
October 16-17, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
Arch Gen Intern Med 2017 | Volume 1 Issue 3
Background:
Youth often involve in risky sexual behaviour
consequent to the challenge of being unable to make right
decisions. Given that the family is a social unit that influences
individual behaviours, it may play a role on sexual risk taking
by youths. The objective was to assess the association
between relationship within the family and risky sexual
practice among youth in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria.
Method:
A hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study
among 370 sexually active youths who were recruited in
a family medicine clinic. Quantitative data were obtained
on socio-demography, family relationship using family
relationship index scale, current pattern of sexual behaviour.
Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and association
were tested using Chi-square and t-tests at 5% level of
significance.
Results:
The mean age of respondents was 21.9+2.1 years
and male: female ratio was 1:1.8. A higher proportion of the
respondents engaged in unsafe sexual behaviour. Youth who
engaged in risky sexual behaviour had lower mean family
cohesion score (6.77+1.935 versus 7.34+2.432; p=0.003) and
family communication score (5.71+1.769 versus 5.45+1.919;
p= 0.225) than youth who engaged in safe sexual practice.
However, youth that practiced risky sex had a higher
mean conflict score that those who engaged in safe sexual
behaviour (2.88+1.884 versus 2.30+1.959; p value=0.011).
Similarly, composite family relationship index (FRI) showed
that youth who engaged in risky sexual behaviour were more
from conflict oriented-families compared to youth from
support-oriented families ( χ2 = 5.869; p=0.015).
Conclusion:
The study found that conflict oriented families
predispose youth to engaging in risky sexual behaviour.
e:
bimboolorunsola@gmail.comThe role of family dynamics on risky sexual behaviour among youth in south west, Nigeria
Olorunsola Abimbola Modupe
1
, Irabor A E
2
and Adetunji A A
2
1
State Specialist Hospital Ondo, Nigeria
2
University College Hospital, Nigeria