Demographic Predictors of Sexual Risk Susceptibility among Undergraduates in Two Universities in Nigeria

Dr. S.E. Oladipo

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Dr. S.E. Oladipo

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Demographic, Sexual risk, Susceptibility, Undergraduates

Abstract

1. Purpose : This study investigated gender, religious affiliation, institution of learning and academic level as factors predicting sexual risk susceptibility among university undergraduates drawn from two Univer - sities in South-Western Nigeria. 2. Methods : Using an ex-post facto survey research design and random sampling methods, a total of 320 participants were selected for the study. 118 (36.9%) were male, 202 (63.1%) were female. Validated scale was used for data collection. Four hypotheses were stated, two of which were analyzed using t-test of independent means, while the remaining two were analyzed using a univariate analysis of variance.

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Demographic Predictors of Sexual Risk Susceptibility among Undergraduates in Two Universities in Nigeria. (2012). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 12(E11), 19-24. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/522

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