Rezumat
Although many surveys have been conducted on the reproductive health knowledge and sexual behavior of secondary school students in Nigeria, limited data are available on their male counterparts who are out-ofschool. This survey explored the reproductive health knowledge and sexual behavior of male apprentices working in automobile repair workshops in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Nigeria. A multistage stratified random sampling technique was used to select 325 male apprentices from seven of the twelve political wards in the study area. The study participants were interviewed by means of a standardized questionnaire. The majority of the respondents (65%) were aged less than 20 years. Almost all (95%) knew of at least one contraceptive; the most popular being the male condom (87%), followed by the pill (75%). More than half (52%) of those who knew of any contraceptive heard about it from the mass media (radio, TV and
newspaper). A significant association was found between respondents’ ages, level of education and reproductive health knowledge. Fifty two percent of the entire sample had ever visited a health facility to obtain a contraceptive service, 48% had not. Seventy five percent of the respondents had ever had sex, 25% had not. The mean age of sexual debut was 16 years. A large majority (76%) reported that they had sex during the month preceding the study. The frequency of sex during the period under consideration ranged from one to five times with a mean of two. Only fifty-seven percent used a condom during their last sexual episode. In conclusion, although many male apprentices were aware of contraceptives, few used them, thereby increasing their risk of undesirable consequence of unprotected sex.
Keywords: Male adolescents, reproductive health knowledge, sexual behaviour, contraceptives, out-ofschool adolescents
Résumé
Bien que plusieurs études ont été menées sur les connaissances en sante reproductives et les comportements sexuels des adolescents du secondaire au Nigeriaa, des donnees limités collectées des adolescents non-scolarisés sont disponibles. Cette étude visait d’explorer les connaissances en santéreproductive et les comportements sexuels des apprentis mecaniciens au Nord d’Ibadan, Nigéria. Une technique multi stage sur des échantillons stratifiés était utilisée pour sélectionner 325 males apprentits de 7 - 12 cadres de la zone d’etude. Les participants à l’étude étaient interviewés par un questionnaire standard. La majorité des participants (65%) était âgé de moins de 20 ans. Presque tous (95%) connaissaient au moins un moyen de contraception; le plus populaire etait le condom masculine (87%), suivis par la pillule (75%), plus de la moitié (52%) de ceux qui onnaissaient n’importe quell moyen de contraception en ont entendu parler a la masse média (radio, TV, et journaux). Une association importante etait retrouve entre les ages, le niveau d’education et les connaissances en santé reproductive de participants. Cinquante-deux pour cent
ont deja visite un centre de santé pour obtenir un service de contraception, 48% ne l’ont pas fait. Soixante-quinze pour cent des participants ont déja eu des rapportssexuels, 25% ne l’ont jamais eu. L’age moyen du début de l’activité sexuelle était de 16 ans. La grande majorite (76%0 reportait qu’ils ont eu des rapports sexuels le mois precedent l’étude. La fréquence des rapports sexuels au
cours de la période considérée était de 1-5 fois avec une moyenne de deux. Seulement cinquante-sept pour cent ont utilisé un condom lors de leur dernier rapport sexuel. En conlusion, bien que plusieurs apprentits fussent sensibilisés sur les moyens de contraception, peu les utilisaient, augmentant ainsi leur risque des conséquences indésirables des rapports sexuels non protégés.
Correspondence: Dr. Isaac Olaseha, Department of Health Promotions and Education, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. E-mail: isaacolaseha@yahoo.com
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