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    Knowledge and Attitude to Sexually Transmitted Infections and Premarital Sexual Behaviour of Adolescents with Hearing Impairment in Selected Secondary Schools in Ibadan
    (Journal of Capital Development in Behavioural Sciences, 2014-10) Onyezere, John Osondu; Onyezere, Joyce Ifeoma
    Adolescents in Nigeria are contributing to unfavorable indices of sexual and reproductive health ranging from sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies, and unsafe abortions to maternal mortality. Neglect of this population has major implications for the future as the sexual and reproductive behaviour imbibed during adolescence has a way of impacting upon adult life. This study, therefore, focused on knowledge and attitude to sexually transmitted infections and premarital sexual behaviour of adolescents with hearing impairment in selected secondary schools in Ibadan. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. Sixty respondents were selected from public secondary schools using purposive sampling technique. The main instrument used in gathering data was a self-developed questionnaire on knowledge and attitude to sexually transmitted infections and premarital sexual behaviour of adolescents with hearing impairment. Three hypotheses were tested and one research question was answered. The reliability coefficient of r = .82 was obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Ten trained research assistants were used during data collection. Data were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages for the demographic part of the instrument and the research questions, while t-test was used to test the hypotheses formulated for the study. The result showed significant difference (Crit-t = 1.96, Cal.t =2.387, df=58, P < .05) on attitude to sex between male and female adolescents with hearing impairment, while in the other two hypotheses centering on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and premarital sexual behaviour as it has to do with male and female adolescents with hearing impairment no significant difference was found. On the preferred source of sex information, the result showed that 25 out of the 60 respondents representing 41.7% picked “Friends” as the preferred source. In conclusion, it was found that there is a significant difference in the attitude to sex between male and female adolescents with hearing impairment in selected secondary schools in Ibadan, while no significant difference was found between male and female adolescents with hearing impairment in relation to knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and premarital sexual behaviour. Therefore, it was recommended that hearing impaired adolescents should be assisted to have access to correct and adequate SRH information through the efforts of specialist teachers and counselors. Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Premarital Sexual Behaviour, Adolescents, Hearing Impairment