Changes and predictors of premarital sex intercourse among never-married women (15-24 years) in Nigeria: A multilevel approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Premarital sexual intercourse (PSI) predisposes never-married women to unwanted pregnancy, abortion, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, and high rates of school dropout. This study examines changes and predictors of PSI among never-married women (15-24) in Nigeria.

Methods

The study used a 15-year duration of three wave's pooled individual recode (IR) dataset of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) of 2008, 2013, and 2018. A weighted sample size of 23,446 never-married young women was analysed using frequency tables, charts, and multilevel binary logistic regression.

Results

The prevalence of PSI among never-married women (15-24) over the 15-year duration of 3 waves of NDHS datasets was 31.3% [95%CI: 30.3, 32.3] in Nigeria. Prevalence

SUBMITTER: Kupoluyi JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12040172 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature