Peer pressure social support and risky sexual behavior among adolescents

Abstract

The study was aimed at finding the relationship between Peer Pressure, Social Support and Risky Sexual Behaviour among Adolescents the research was carried out among the adolescents in Kawempe Division. A study adopted a quantitative research approach with a correlational method to determine the relationship between the study variables. Data was analysed using SPSS version 23 The finding of the study revealed that there was a relationship between peer pressure and social support. The findings are revealed that there was no relationship between social support and risky sexual behaviors the results further show that there is a strongly relationship between peer pressure and risky sexual behaviors Risky sexual behaviors among adolescents is on the high rise in Uganda with its associated implications. It is important that stakeholders pay more attention to protect the youth from getting into this trap that can ruin their future.