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Archive | ISSUE: 111, Volume: Jan-Mar-2023

SOCIO ECONOMIC CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS AND EFFECT OF SEXUAL PROMISCUITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN IN NIGERIA


Author:Dr. Kellybest Ibasimama Davids

published date:2023-Dec-23

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Abstract

Background: Sexual feelings are a normal natural part of being humans, often expressed through sexual intercourse. However, when these feelings are satisfied through sexual encounters with different partners, it is referred to as sexual promiscuity.[1] In the past, sexual activity and experience were confined to the marriage union. As noted by Ikpe in 2004, young adult women and female adolescents in Nigeria were accorded special prestige and honour when they remained chaste till marriage. Virginity was valued and there were various reward systems to honour a bride found to be a virgin. Furthermore, sexual relationship among married persons was strictly between spouses who were truly faithful to their marital vows.[2] However, present day observations have shown that sexual purity has been jettisoned and promiscuity has become popularized especially among adolescents and young adult women. In his writings in the article, Origin of sex, Fara in 2012 observed,

Keywords: Socio-economic, sexual promiscuity,young adult women in Nigeria.,,

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