Table 2 Reported sexual history among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town, March 2014
Variables | No. | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
History of sexual intercourse | Yes | 79 | 21.8 |
No | 283 | 78.2 | |
Age at which sexual intercourse started | 9–12 | 8 | 10.3 |
13–16 | 52 | 66.7 | |
17–19 | 19 | 23 | |
Reason for starting sexual intercourse | Based on willingness | 27 | 34.1 |
Peer pressure | 21 | 26.6 | |
Engagement in marriage | 13 | 16.5 | |
Forcefully | 9 | 11.4 | |
To get money | 9 | 11.4 | |
Know a child who was raped | Yes | 193 | 53.3 |
No | 169 | 46.7 | |
Recommendation to alleviate the problem | Stiff punishment of the abuser | 126 | 34.8 |
Health announcement in mass media | 113 | 31.2 | |
School health education | 68 | 18.8 | |
Reporting to legal body | 55 | 15.2 | |
Ever having a discussion about sexuality with parents | Yes | 187 | 51.7 |
No | 175 | 48.3 |