Involvement of Social Institutions: Road to Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Young People with Disabilities in Osun State, Nigeria
Abstract
Objectives: Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for young people with disabilities is pivotal to combating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among this special population. This study examined the access of young... [ view full abstract ]
Objectives: Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for young people with disabilities is pivotal to combating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among this special population. This study examined the access of young people with disabilities to sexual and reproductive health education with a view to making evidence-based case for inclusive sexual and reproductive health education in the National Family Life and HIV Education.
Methods: Cross-sectional survey was used to interview 132 in-school young people with disabilities in Osun State, Nigeria. The respondents were drawn using stratified sampling from the senatorial districts of the state. Descriptive, Cross-tabulation and Chi-square analyses were conducted using SPSS version 20.0.
Results: 61.4% were male and 38.6% female, 60.6% were between 15-19 years. 40.8% have mothers with at least secondary school education, 53.0% reside in the school while 39.4% and 7.6% reside at home with their parents and relations respectively. 95.2% participated in religious activities at least once a week with 42.4% having knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) while 23% are sexually active. 97% indicated interest in sexual and reproductive health discourse through the family, educational and religious institutions. The null hypothesis was rejected, X2 (1) = 5.121, 0.024 < 0.05.
Conclusion: Social institutions such as family, school and religion have principal roles in prevention of STIs and HIV/AIDS among this special population through sexual and reproductive health education. With increasing incidence of STIs due to inadequate sexuality education, it calls for consciousness that all fingers are not equal in the population where some have special needs, therefore governments and non-state actors should appreciate the needs of young people with disabilities since vulnerability is complementary to the risks this population is exposed to.
Keywords: Social Institutions Sexual and Reproductive Health Education Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Authors
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Oluwatosin Abayomi
(TURQUOISE ZETA Consult)
Topic Area
V. Healthcare Service 5.1 Accessibility of healthcare services and its optimization 5.2 He
Session
PS-2 » POSTER SESSION 2 (11:45 - Saturday, 2nd April, TBA)
Paper
ICUH2016_Abstract.doc
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