Gender studies

Internal medicine

Pathology

Sociology

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Sexual behavior

Mathematics

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Demography

Logistic regression

Developmental psychology

Cross-sectional study

Psychology

Syphilis

Condom

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Human sexuality

Sex education

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Sexual behavior during adolescence fundamentally steers the future life of both girls and boys, and it should be guided with appropriate education, especially as it also represents a key factor to be considered in attainment of sustainable developmental goals. The study assessed the effect of exposure to sex education on adolescents’ sexual behavior. The primary and cross‐sectional survey data used for this study were analyzed using basic descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analytical technique. The results, among others, highlighted that the most common sources of first sex education among the respondents are school (54.6%), family (21.6%), social media (9.5%), and others like television (7.6%) and books or magazines (4.9%). Frequency of discussion on sexual matters is positively associated with the use of protection such as condom ( β = 0.261; p ≤ 0.01). The study gave support to the increasing pursuit of sexuality education. However, since adolescents’ needs could vary by demographics, streamlining sex education need by age and sex characteristics could enhance its effectiveness.

Exposure to Sex Education and Its Effects on Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Nigeria