Effect of activities of Youth Love and Life centers on the sexual behaviors of adolescents and young people of Djègan-Kpèvi secondary school during the period 2015-2016

Abstract

This study aimed for Young Centers Love & Life activities effect on Djègan-Kpêvi (DKP) teenagers and young’s sexual behaviors in 2015 to 2016. First of all, it determines the percentage of young and teenagers that often come in the center for sexual well-being services. Then, through a quantitative and qualitative inquiry based on 427 subjects of which 212 students members and 212 students that are not members of the YCLL, 2 members of Djègan-Kpèvi center staff, and a member of Love & Life representative committee. Student’s knowledge, perceptions and practices level on reproduction and sexual health have been measured and compared. Results reveal first that 75.94% student joins the center to have fun; it also reveals that those who have good knowledge, perceptions (50%) and practices (12.26%) level are coming from some of those who are used to visit frequently the center. The center is quietly enrolled in information-motivation-ability-behaviors model working of Williams Fisher and Jeffrey Fisher (1992) used in this study. From all that, the center have a part in DKP students’ reproduction and sexual health bettering. However, some young stand up to the center because they thought that it does not take in account their real needs so; they would like to be gathered around their best interests. Nevertheless, centers principals must questioning on the interests that is given to playful services in order to join playful services to clinical and multimedia services.