Influence of youth centre activities on risky sexual behaviour change, a case study of tuungane youth centre, Kisumu county, Kenya
Abstract
Risk
y sexual behaviour is
behaviour that increases ones risk of contr
acting sex
ually
transmitted infections or
experienc
ing unintended pregnancies. These
include
s
having
sex at an early age, having multiple sexual partners, having sex while
under the influence
of alcohol and or
drugs and
un
protected
sexual behaviour.
Yout
h
risky
sexual behaviour
is one of the cataly
sts of the rising HIV, other
STI and unintended pregnancies. Youth
centers and you
th clubs are
a viable cost effective way to reach out to the you
th
of all
walks of life, both in school and out of school
with th
e aim of changing their risky
sexual
behaviour
.
The purpose of th
e study was to assess the influence
of youth centers
activities
on risky se
xual behaviour change
.
The study
look
ed
into
risky sexual
behaviour change
among the yout
h
by assessing the quality
of education and training, recreational
activities, counseling and testing as well as outreach
programs
offered at Tuungane
youth
centre
, Kisumu County
.
The study
adopt
ed
a descriptive cas
e study research design and
target
ed
all the staff and youth members
of Tuungane Youth Centre
, and the people the
youth interact with in the community i.e. at home and at school
. Using a stratified random
sam
pling procedure, the study
sample
d
1
8
7 respondents. Data was
collected using a
structured questionnaire as well as an
interview schedule
,
the data
was
reviewed and
cleaned at collection point and every evening prior to entry in data
b
ase to minimize
errors of omission and commission
. Data analysis was
performed with the help of SPSS
and findings presented in means and pe
rcentages in the form of tabl
es, figures and charts
.
From the findings, more males (63%) than females (37%) access the youth centres, the
majority of the youth
are between 14
-
24 years (76%).a
ll the four components are offered
at the
youth
centre
and each h
as an effective value
.
It is recommended that all the
components should be offered simultaneously and peer groups should be formed in the
community for the youth leaving the centre
. It was concluded that all the four
components influence behaviour change,
community involvement in outreach
programmes is important to the youth and youth centres are a viable tool for influencing
risky sexual behaviour change in the youth.
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