The relationship between adolescents sexual behaviour and accessibility to information on STIs and HIV/AIDS: A case study of safe sex practice among male youth in Kibera division, Nairobi province

Abstract

This study is divided into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the general introduction, chapter two with the literature review. Chapter three discusses the methodology of data collection and analysis. Chapter four presents the results of the analysis and the interpretation, chapter five gives summary, conclusions and recommendations. The study examines factors associated with male adolescent sexual behaviour and accessibility to information on STIs and HIV / AIDS. The factors are grouped into three categories namely, access and availability to sources of information, preferred and utilised sources of information and obstacles that influence the accessibility and use of available information. The main objective of the study was to examine the extent to which access to health and sexual information influences sexual behaviour and STIs and HIV / AIDS prevention among adolescent males. The independent variables studied included seminar and workshop forums, music and drama performances, newspaper reports and articles, materials, poster and fact sheet materials, radio and television programmes and film documentaries. The dependent variable was male adolescent safe sex practice. The study used primary data collected from a field survey as the basic source of data. A structured questionnaire was administered to 50 male adolescents under study. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and the chi- square (X2) test to determine the association between the independent and dependent variables. The fmdings revealed that drama performances, posters and fact sheet matertals radio programmes and male adolescent '" perception of HIV AIDS infection were statistically significant in influencing male adolescents' safe sex practice. However, seminar and workshop forums, music shows, newspaper reports and articles, television programmes and film documentaries were insignificant factors as found in the analysis. The following recommendations emerge from this study: 1) Expand and improve the quality and efficiency of access to sources of information on STIs and HIV / AIDS. 2) Expand the education and improve the socio-economic status of male adolescents