FAMILY TYPE AND ATTITUDE TO SEXUAL PROMISCUITY OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of family type on adolescents’ attitude to sexual promiscuity in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Two family types, polygamous and monogamous families were compared. The study further compared the attitude to sexual promiscuity of male and female adolescents. Four hundred adolescents drawn from secondary schools in Ikere Local Government Area of the State responded to a structured questionnaire to give information on their family type, gender and attitude to sexual promiscuity. A significant difference was found between the attitude to sexual promiscuity of adolescents from the two family types, adolescents from polygamous homes showing more favourable attiude than those from monogamous families (t-6.61, p<0.05). There was however, no significant difference in attitude to sexual promiscuity of male and female adolescents.