Amsale Cherie|Yemane Berhane
Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University|Addis Continental Institute of Public Health
understanding full range sexual behaviors young people crucial developing appropriate interventions prevent control sexually transmitted infections including hiv however information meager developing countries objective study describe oral anal sex practices identify associated factors among high school youth crosssectional study conducted among high school youth addis ababa ethiopia multistage sampling procedure followed select representative sample school youth total sample size study 3840 data collected using selfadministered questionnaire data analysis guided ecological framework overall proportion people reported ever oral sex 54 190 anal sex 43 154 516 98 oral sex 571 87 anal sex past 12 months multiple partnerships reported 612 respondents oral sex 511 students practicing anal sex consistent condom use reported 122 practicing oral sex 261 anal sex reasons oral anal sex included prevention pregnancy preserving virginity reduction hiv stis transmission oral sex practice strongly significantly associated perception best friends engagement oral sex aor 57 95 ci 36112 illiterate mothers aor 115 95ci 64185 similarly anal sex practice strongly significantly associated favorable attitude towards anal sex aor 62 95ci 38124 perceived best friends engagement anal sex aor 97 95ci 54177 considerable proportion adolescents engaged oral anal sex practices multiple sexual partnerships common consistent condom use low sexual health education behavior change communication strategies need cover full range sexual practices