Heterosexual Behaviour Of In-School Adolescents In Ogbadibo Local Government Of Benue State

The heterosexual behaviour of secondary school adolescents in Ogbadibo Local Government Area was investigated to find out the sexual relationship of schoolboys and girls. The survey research design was utilized for the study and the instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. Data were collected from a sample of five hundred adolescents students. Five hundred copies of the questionnaire were distributed, out of which data from 450 heterosexual active respondents were used for the analysis. Simple percentage was used for the analysis of the data collected. The findings of the study showed that some adolescents experienced their first heterosexual intercourse before the age of twelve years, and had one life-time heterosexual partner. Some never used condom while most of them use condom during heterosexual intercourse. There were also findings on school adolescent’s sex sales. Furthermore, the study revealed that age and school type influenced the adolescent’s patterns of heterosexual behaviour. Some recommendations were also made.