The study was conducted to investigate the effect of family socio-economic status on sexual behaviour among adolescent girls in Fiapre Community in the Sunyani West District. The study focuses on, the extent of sexual activities among female adolescents and influence of parental education on female adolescent sexual behaviour. The study employed a survey design to achieve the objectives of the study. Stratified and simple random was used with a sample size of 100 respondents. Structured questionnaire comprising of open and close-ended questions was designed for the study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and Microsoft Excel (2010) were used to process the data. The study found that the level of sexual activities among female adolescent girls age 13-19 years in Fiapre community was high (64%). The study revealed that out of 120 adolescents’ girls contacted, 77 of them ever had sexual intercourse. The study revealed that the educational level of the father had a weak (p = 0.042) association with female adolescent engagement in sexual intercourse whereas the association between maternal education and female adolescent engagement in sexual intercourse was insignificant (p = 0.186). The study found that mothers’ employment status has strong association with adolescents who have engaged in sex before (p = 0.001). Fathers’ employment status was also significantly associated with engagement of sexual intercourse by female adolescents (p
Kwasi Elliason, E. & Assechab, T (2020). The Effect of Family Socio-Economic Status on Sexual Behaviour Among Adolescent Girls in Fiapre Community in The Sunyani West District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-effect-of-family-socio-economic-status-on-sexual-behaviour-among-adolescent-girls-in-fiapre-community-in-the-sunyani-west-district
Kwasi Elliason, Eric, and Thomas Assechab "The Effect of Family Socio-Economic Status on Sexual Behaviour Among Adolescent Girls in Fiapre Community in The Sunyani West District" Afribary. Afribary, 25 Sep. 2020, https://afribary.com/works/the-effect-of-family-socio-economic-status-on-sexual-behaviour-among-adolescent-girls-in-fiapre-community-in-the-sunyani-west-district. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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Kwasi Elliason, Eric and Assechab, Thomas . "The Effect of Family Socio-Economic Status on Sexual Behaviour Among Adolescent Girls in Fiapre Community in The Sunyani West District" Afribary (2020). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-effect-of-family-socio-economic-status-on-sexual-behaviour-among-adolescent-girls-in-fiapre-community-in-the-sunyani-west-district