1 Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, River State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwu Porthacourt, River State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Niger Delta University, Amassoma. Bayelsa state Nigeria.
3 Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Niger Delta University, Amassoma Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(03), 345–355
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.3.0357
Received on 21 January 2023; revised on 01 March 2023; accepted on 04 March 2023
Risky sexual behavior has become a widespread occurrence in society, with reports of a growing proportion of women having several sexual partners and engaging in unprotected sexual activities. The study looked into hazardous sexual behavior practices and the variables that contribute to them among married women in Rives State's Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The purpose of the study was to look at the prevalence of hazardous sexual behavior among married women in Obio/Akpor LGA. For the aim of the study, two (2) objectives and one (1) hypothesis were developed. The research used a cross-sectional mixed method design. The quantitative part makes use of the (RSBPQ) Questionnaire, which has a 4-point Likert scale and a criteria mean of 2.5. The Focused Group Discussion Guide, on the other hand, was utilized to collect qualitative data (RSBPFGDG). The convenience sampling methodology was utilized to select 40 participants from four groups for the focus group discussion, whilst the multi-stage sampling strategy was used to randomly select 315 participants for the quantitative data method. The research has 355 participants in total. Both methods were validated and reliable; a reliability index of 0.84 was achieved using Cronbach Alpha statistics. For qualitative data, the research questions were examined. For quantitative data, mean, percentages, and charts were employed. According to the findings, four (4) out of ten (10) rural women and two out of ten urban women engaged in unsafe sexual conduct. This suggests that there is a link between demographic characteristics and risky sexual behavior.
To assess the association at the 0.05 level of significance, the research hypothesis was examined using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). H01 was determined to be 14.69, with an F-critical value of 3.00. As a result, the null hypothesis was rejected, and the alternative hypothesis indicated that there is a significant association between related variables; education and risky sexual behavior practices among married women in Obio/Akpor LGA. Moreover, due to the significant f-value, a further test was required to determine the groups that significantly affect the difference, and the Scheffe post hoc test was also used. Thus, the results show a very significant influence of each on women's educational level and risky sexual behavior, which is particularly evident above the secondary school level.
The study concludes that; risky sexual behavior is widespread in this setting. So, it was recommended that the government, non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders involved engage in awareness creation, campaigns, and the discouragement of numerous sex partners, among other interventions, to minimize risky sexual behaviors among women.
Risky Sexual Behavior; Practices; Associated factors; Married Women
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Biteegeregha Godfrey Pepple, Augustina Chikaodili Isabu and Esther Emarobebh Muojekwu. Risky sexual behavior practices and its associated factors among married women in Obio/Akpor local government area of rivers state, Nigeria. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(3), 345-355 . Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.3.0357