Abstract
Studies have ofteninvestigated mobile phone chatting and their influence on adolescents'
sexualbehaviour but rarely the specific role of the adolescents' relationships with social media in
prevention of risk sexual behaviour.This study investigated the influence of mobile phone
chatting on sexual behaviour by focusing on undergraduates in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The
study was guided by theory of socialisation and problem behaviour theory. The target population
of this study were undergraduates in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Leslie Fisher's sampling
technique was used to purposively select 380 undergraduates as the sainple si~e who participated
in the study. Quantitative data wa~ collected from respondents through survey method using a
questionnaire. The Univariate analysis revealed high usage of mobile phone chatting and high
prevalence of sexual activity through the internet among undergraduates. The Bivariate analysis
revealed that there is an association between sexual activity through the internet and mobile
phone chatting. The Multivariate analysis revealed that those who are engaged in mobile phone
chatting are more likely to have ever be involved in sexual activity through the internet. Based
on the findings discussed, this study recommended that government should empower social
media to serve as a medium of education and information rather than just a tool that serve as a medium of sexuality.
MACAULAY, K (2021). Mobile Phone Chatting And Sexual Activity Through the Internet Among Undergraduates In Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/mobile-phone-chatting-and-sexual-activity-through-the-internet-among-undergraduates-in-ile-ife-osun-state-nigeria
MACAULAY, KEHINDE "Mobile Phone Chatting And Sexual Activity Through the Internet Among Undergraduates In Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 21 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/mobile-phone-chatting-and-sexual-activity-through-the-internet-among-undergraduates-in-ile-ife-osun-state-nigeria. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
MACAULAY, KEHINDE . "Mobile Phone Chatting And Sexual Activity Through the Internet Among Undergraduates In Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 21 May. 2021. Web. 18 Dec. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/mobile-phone-chatting-and-sexual-activity-through-the-internet-among-undergraduates-in-ile-ife-osun-state-nigeria >.
MACAULAY, KEHINDE . "Mobile Phone Chatting And Sexual Activity Through the Internet Among Undergraduates In Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 18, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/mobile-phone-chatting-and-sexual-activity-through-the-internet-among-undergraduates-in-ile-ife-osun-state-nigeria