摘要
The aim was to describe aspects of students’ knowledge of sexuality and contraception and their sexual behaviour in schools in Ségou, Mali. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Materials and Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This was a one-pass cross-sectional survey with reasoned choice at the first level and random choice at the second level over a 3-month period from January 2013 to March 2013. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The majority of the students involved in our study reside in the commune of Ségou, 90.4%. The average age of our students was 18. The female sex was the most represented in our study with 59.7%. The majority of students had casual sex at 60.3% and 70.9% irregularly. The change of sexual partner affected 47.9% of schoolchildren. Of our sexually active students, 72.6% had sexual partners and 37.4% had more than 2 partners. The main sources of information are respectively the media with 72.1% followed by teachers with 12.9% and friends with 09.7%. Among the most well-known contraceptive methods, condoms rank first with 72.6%, followed by injectable with 72.0%. 70.6% of the population had not yet used a contraceptive method at first sexual intercourse and in 72.9% of cases was condoms. The most cited source of contraceptive supply is pharmacy with 49.5% followed by family planning centres and maternity wards at 16.2% and shops at 16.2%. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: The referral of young people to approved health facilities for contraception could prevent them from risky sexual behaviours.
The aim was to describe aspects of students’ knowledge of sexuality and contraception and their sexual behaviour in schools in Ségou, Mali. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Materials and Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This was a one-pass cross-sectional survey with reasoned choice at the first level and random choice at the second level over a 3-month period from January 2013 to March 2013. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The majority of the students involved in our study reside in the commune of Ségou, 90.4%. The average age of our students was 18. The female sex was the most represented in our study with 59.7%. The majority of students had casual sex at 60.3% and 70.9% irregularly. The change of sexual partner affected 47.9% of schoolchildren. Of our sexually active students, 72.6% had sexual partners and 37.4% had more than 2 partners. The main sources of information are respectively the media with 72.1% followed by teachers with 12.9% and friends with 09.7%. Among the most well-known contraceptive methods, condoms rank first with 72.6%, followed by injectable with 72.0%. 70.6% of the population had not yet used a contraceptive method at first sexual intercourse and in 72.9% of cases was condoms. The most cited source of contraceptive supply is pharmacy with 49.5% followed by family planning centres and maternity wards at 16.2% and shops at 16.2%. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: The referral of young people to approved health facilities for contraception could prevent them from risky sexual behaviours.
作者
Tidiani Traoré
Cheickna Sylla
Kassoum Sidibé
Babou Traoré
Sylvain Guindo
Adama Coulbaly
Seydouna A. Beye
Seydou Z. Dao
Famakan Kané
Youssouf Traoré
Ibrahima Téguété
Moustaph Touré
Tidiani Traoré;Cheickna Sylla;Kassoum Sidibé;Babou Traoré;Sylvain Guindo;Adama Coulbaly;Seydouna A. Beye;Seydou Z. Dao;Famakan Kané;Youssouf Traoré;Ibrahima Téguété;Moustaph Touré(Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali;Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Reference Health Centre in Koutiala, Sikasso, Mali;Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Reference Health between the Commune II, Bamako, Mali;Mali Reference Health Centre Bla, Ségou, Mali;Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gabriel TOURE University Hospital, Bamako, Mali;Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of the Hospital of Mali, Bamako, Mali)