Risky sexual behavior, stress and health related quality of life among Makerere University students
Date
2023-01-10Author
Ninsiima, Susan
Nalugo, Adrianah Kevin
Naluwuge, Justine
Luyiga, Justine
Gwokyalya, Passy Kebrine
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The study aimed at establishing the relationships between risky sexual behavior, stress
and health related quality of life among Makerere University students. A quantitative correlation
study design was adopted to determine the relationship between the variables. The study targeted
200 respondents, (77 females and 123 males), between the ages of 20-25 years. Data was
collected using self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using statistical package for social
sciences (SPSS). The study findings indicated that there was no significant relationship between
risky sexual behavior and health related quality of life, (r = 0.005, p = 0.939 > 0.05). There was
also no significant relationship between risky sexual behavior and stress, (r = 0.120, p = 0.089 >
0.05), and between stress and health related quality of life, (r = -0.044, p = 0.532 > 0.05) among
Makerere University students. These unexpected results might be because the students did not
disclose accurate information due the sensitive nature of the topic, or did not perceive the healthrelated threat associated with involvement in risk sexual behavior. We recommend further
research to investigate the student population characteristics, and other confounding factors that
explain those unexpected weak and non-significant relationships. Further research could also
examine whether there might be polynomial or other types of non-linear relationships between
these variables.