TY  - JOUR
T1  - Condom Use among Teenagers and Young Adults in Nasarawa State Nigeria
AU - Ibrahim, Abdullahi AU - Bwadi, Benjamin Ezikiel 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
SP  - 211
EP  - 216
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2012.211.216
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2012.211.216
KW  - Condom use
KW  -young adults
KW  -teenagers
KW  -sexual intercourse
KW  -sexually transmitted infections
AB  - This study examines the use of condom among teenagers and 
  young adults in six selected local government areas of Nasarawa State. The aim 
  was basically to look at how often teenagers and young adults use condom during 
  sexual intercourse in the state. The study relied on primary data gathered from 
  the adolescents living in selected places of the state. A structured questionnaire 
  was employed to capture both qualitative and quantitative data. The data were 
  subjected to descriptive statistical and &#967;<SUP>2</SUP>-test analysis. The 
  results showed preponderance of female (50.9%) respondents than the male (49.1%) 
  respondents. About 60% of the respondents were urban dwellers while about 40% 
  were from the rural areas. A total of 47% of respondents claimed total abstinence 
  from sex. It was gathered that level of education, employment status and media 
  exposure were dominant factors that predisposes respondents to the use of condom. 
  It was discovered that only 33.4% of sexually active respondents with formal 
  education used condom regularly during sexual intercourse while just 1% of respondents 
  with no formal education observe same 12 months preceding this study. It is 
  therefore recommended that teenagers and young adults should be enlightened 
  on the significance of using condom during intercourse if they can&#146;t 
  abstain from sex (Appendix 1).
ER  -