Sexual Exposure and Sexual Experience

This study was aimed at identifying the sexual exposure, sexual initiation and factors contributing to sexual initiation aiming at night school youth at Primary level Government School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The majority of the night school students were low income migrants working in the informal sector. They were in poor literacy level with difficulty in expressing them in writing. Early sexual initiation is aggravated by forced sex particularly in females and unintended abortion making them more vulnerable. Lack of RH and HIV/AIDS clubs and limited awareness on associated topics led them to have unprotected sex making them susceptible to HIV/AIDS. Linking them with the day time RH and HIV clubs members to promote peer support; networking to get awareness and other services and involving the pupil in the design of the awareness program can reduce the intensity of sexual exposure. Generally, the night school youth shall be considered as a special group in order to prevent the HIV epidemic.

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I started my professional carrier as a high school Biology instructor and joined the NGO world as Gender and Education Officer. Currently, I am involved in an international project that deals with women's leadership for economic empowerment. I am interested to conduct research on women s social and economic issues.