Influence Of Social Media On Sexual Behavior Of Undergraduates In Tertiary Institutions In Ekiti State.

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the influence of social media on sexual behavior of undergraduates in te,tiary

institutions. The study focused on the activities undergraduates regarding the use social media platforms;

the positive and negative influence of social media on undergraduates' sexual behavior and strategies to

curb or eliminate the negative effects of social media.

The population of the study constituted undergraduates students in three tertiary institutions in Ekiti state

namely; Federal university Oye Ekiti, Ekiti state university and Afe Babalola university from which a

sample of three hundred (300) respondents were selected for the quantitative research and six (6)

respondents for the qualitative research. The sampling technique used was the multi stage sampling

method. Simple percentage analysis was used to analyze the quantitative data using the statistical package

for social sciences (SPSS) Version 20, while the qualitative data was qualitatively analyzed in relation to

the research questions formulated for the study.

The findings from this research indicated that there is a significant relationship between social media and

undergraduate sexual behavior.

The researcher therefore recommended a need for sensitization, awareness about risky sexual behavior,

outlawing sexual explicit content on social media platforms and government intervention by making

policies and restrictions regarding social media use in other to curb or eliminate ,t he negative effects of social media on undergraduate sexual behavior.