The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana
Aim The objective of this study was to examine the interactive effect of gender, rural–urban residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among young adults in Ghana. Methods The study used the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey with a sample of 2746 sexually active youth...
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| author | Asante, Kwaku Oppong Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward Andoh-Arthur, Johnny Ampaw, Samuel |
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The objective of this study was to examine the interactive effect of gender, rural–urban residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among young adults in Ghana.
Methods
The study used the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey with a sample of 2746 sexually active youth (males = 670 and females = 2076) aged 15–24. We used multivariate logistic regression to analyse the data.
Results
Our results showed that female youth in urban areas and those from the wealthiest households were less likely to initiate early sexual debut. Additionally, youth resident in urban areas from rich households are less likely to initiate early debut. However, a 3-way interactive effective revealed that female youth resident in urban areas from rich households were found to be more likely to initiate early debut.
Conclusion
Our findings underscores that gender-based sexual and reproductive health interventions and programmes may be more appropriate for adolescent females in rich households living in urban areas. These intervention should reach these teenagers before they start engaging in sexual intercourse. |
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| spelling | nottingham-606802021-04-21T04:30:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60680/ The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana Asante, Kwaku Oppong Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward Andoh-Arthur, Johnny Ampaw, Samuel Aim The objective of this study was to examine the interactive effect of gender, rural–urban residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among young adults in Ghana. Methods The study used the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey with a sample of 2746 sexually active youth (males = 670 and females = 2076) aged 15–24. We used multivariate logistic regression to analyse the data. Results Our results showed that female youth in urban areas and those from the wealthiest households were less likely to initiate early sexual debut. Additionally, youth resident in urban areas from rich households are less likely to initiate early debut. However, a 3-way interactive effective revealed that female youth resident in urban areas from rich households were found to be more likely to initiate early debut. Conclusion Our findings underscores that gender-based sexual and reproductive health interventions and programmes may be more appropriate for adolescent females in rich households living in urban areas. These intervention should reach these teenagers before they start engaging in sexual intercourse. Springer 2020-04-21 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60680/1/Asante%20et%20al.%20%282020%29-Samuel%20Ampaw.pdf Asante, Kwaku Oppong, Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward, Andoh-Arthur, Johnny and Ampaw, Samuel (2020) The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana. Journal of Public Health . ISSN 2198-1833 Sexual debut; Young adults; Sexually active; HIV; Sexual behaviour; Ghana https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-020-01285-0 doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01285-0 doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01285-0 |
| spellingShingle | Sexual debut; Young adults; Sexually active; HIV; Sexual behaviour; Ghana Asante, Kwaku Oppong Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward Andoh-Arthur, Johnny Ampaw, Samuel The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana |
| title | The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana |
| title_full | The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana |
| title_short | The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana |
| title_sort | interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in ghana |
| topic | Sexual debut; Young adults; Sexually active; HIV; Sexual behaviour; Ghana |
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