Influence of families matter programme on sexual performance among youth in Bomet Central Division, Bomet County, Kenya

Abstract

This study sets to investigate the influence of families matter on sexual performance among youth in Bomet Central Division, Bomet County in Kenya. Today's parents face greater challenges of parenthood but must also determine how best to deal with young children's exposure to sex messages in songs, music, audios, movies, television and rJagazines. That is why such informative educative interventions are brought ahead for the youth to learn and effectively handle the many messages from other sources like peers and media. The study objectives are to establish the extend to which parenting education influence sexual performance among youth. To determine the extend to which why wait? education influence sexual performance among youth in Bomet Central; to explore the extend to which HIV/AIDs video shows influence sexual performance among youth in Bomet Central Division, to assess the extend to which peer-to-peer education influences sexual performance among youth in Bomet Central Division; to investigate the extend to which Men As Partners training in HIV/AIDS Prevention influence youth sexual performance among youth in Bomet Central Division, in Bomet County. The influence of these factors on sexual performance among youths will be summarized by a conceptual framework. The research design to be employed will be cross-sectional study which sought to obtain information that will describe the sexuality behavior commonly displayed by the young people and the influence brought about by families matter education and its impact. The target population of 3,000 respondents of with 1,400 youths and 1,600 parents will be used. According to Mugenda and Mugenda (2003) 10%, a sample size of 300 is appropriate with 140 youths and 160 parents, Piloting will be done with 14 youths and 16 parents. The study also used questionnaire. The youths will be interviewed on factors influencing them to involvement in sexual performance. The study will use descriptive analysis and it was accompanied by use of frequencies, percentages and cumulative percentages. It was then edited, organized and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences. The study was be done in Bomet Central Division, Bomet County Kenya.