Risky behaviors and sexual behaviors among primary and secondary school going teenagers during and after covid-19 lockdown in Gogonyo Constituency, Pallisa District

Abstract

This study was based on risky behaviors and sexual behaviors among primary and secondary school going teenage children during and after Covid-19 lockdowns engulfed with objectives of; to identify nature of risky behaviors, nature of sexual behaviors and to discover motivations to both risky and sexual behaviors. It was specific to only school going teenage children between primary six and senior four within third term on October, 2022. Research study was carried out at Gogonyo constituency with geographic cover of four sub counties namely; Kaukura, Apopong, Gogogonyo and Obutet found in Pallisa district. Gogonyo being newly created county from Agule has small but rapidly growing population and most common economic activities carried out by people in the area include; fishing, quarrying, small scale businesses and Agriculture being leading sources of incomes.