Journal of Women's Health Care
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Hirut Megersa

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• Research Article
  Prevalence of Pre-marital Sexual Practices and Associated Factors among Jimma Teacher Training College Students in Jimma Town, South West Shoa Zone, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia-2013
  Author(s): Bekana Fekecha Hurissa, Bosena Tebeje and Hirut Megersa Bekana Fekecha Hurissa, Bosena Tebeje and Hirut Megersa
  
  Background: Currently, adolescents are more sexually active than ever before. Being sexually active exposes them to various sexual and reproductive health problems, such as; unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion, obstructed labour, contracting sexually transmitted infections and death. Thus the Prevalence of Pre-marital Sexual Practices and Associated Factors among students should be an area of concern for researchers. Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study (both quantitative and qualitative) design was conducted on 361 students of Jimma Teacher Training College from February 28 to March 05, 2013. A structured questionnaire adapted from different literatures used to collect data. A self administered questionnaire was completed by sampled and systematically selected students. The data was entered, cleaned and analyzed by using SPSS ver.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000221

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