Discussion
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
The results of this study showed that while some adolescents had the belief that they should abstain from sexual activity until they reached adulthood, the majority of them had unfavorable sexual ideologies regarding the beginning of sexual activity during the adolescent phases. Some of them thought it was alright for them to participate in sexual behaviour even though they were still too young to do so, while others thought it would be preferable if they slept with someone of the opposite sex. However, several teenagers claimed that they felt comfortable engaging in sexual activity with a buddy who is also of the same sex. Linked with other studies’ findings [In this study, there was a strong correlation between teenage sexual ideology and the prevalence of sexual behaviour among adolescents. The majority of adolescents engaged in sexual activities voluntarily as opposed to the handful who claimed to have done so under duress from classmates or unknown adults. The results might suggest that the adolescent stage is malleable in terms of analysing, synthesizing, identifying, and making informed and responsible decisions about sexual behaviours. As a result, they could succumb readily to pressure from peers or adults to engage in sexual activity, whether they want to or not. Needless to say, as observed by some previous scholarly works [The majority of adolescents in this study began engaging in sexual behaviours between the ages of 10 and 17, which may indicate that the early and middle stages of adolescence were probably more strongly influenced by sexual emotions and motivated by the sexual ideologies that it was acceptable to engage in heterosexual or homosexual behaviours and/or it was adolescents’ rights having protected sex before the age of 18 years. This study makes a similar case as it has been made by some other previous scholarly works [The study's findings also showed that adolescents who were exposed to drugs, alcohol, and social groups and who talked to their parents or other family members about sexual and reproductive issues were more likely than others to engage in sexual behaviours. This finding is discussed in the current study because the aforementioned elements would expose adolescents to unrestricted and improper sexual information and education, which would encourage them to copy and/or try the behaviours behind the backs of their caregivers. The study at hand ties the aforementioned factors to the incidence and onset of sexual behaviours because, in the absence of adequate parental supervision and ongoing support, adolescents would be more likely to succumb to their sexual urges and lose self-control. This would be the case because, according to other scholars, a person's sociodemographic characteristics profiles and sexual ideologies toward oneself are thought to be significantly associated with engaging in unjustified and irresponsible sexual behaviours and practicing self-rejection [As discussed by previous scholars [According to the current study's discussion, the issue was deemed to have been caused by the parents' inadequate kid protection. In addition, adolescents in their second and third years of study were better equipped to form a positive sexual ideology than those in their first year. Under Schiller's descriptions [