Although young people in Nigeria become sexually active at a very early age, little is known
about how they view sex, sexuality, and relationships with the opposite sex. Yet knowledge …

Interest in the socio-cultural context of adolescents' sexual knowledge and behaviour has
proliferated recently. But the irony is that very little of this debate is informed by what …

A substantial number of studies have been conducted on sexuality education in Nigeria.
These provide evidence of the positive impact of sexuality education on the psychosocial …

This article explores how and why parents in rural Nigeria discuss sexuality-related matters
with their adolescent children. The data presented here demonstrate that parents relegate …

Background: Sexual and reproductive health choices and behaviours of adolescents are
shaped by gender norms and ideologies which are grounded in cultural beliefs. This study …

A questionnaire study of the sexual behavior of Nigerian in-school adolescents reveals a"
new morality" accompanied by personality problems and need for guidance. Taking the …

Sexuality is a central aspect of being human throughout life (WHO, 2002). According to the
World Health Organization (WHO) sexuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles …

The alarms against the menace of premarital sexual activities reached a crescendo but the
behaviour of young people remained at variance with the alarms. This contradiction …

Action Health Incorporated, way back in the mid-nineties took the lead in articulating the
approach for implementing the human liberating issue of Sexuality Education in Nigeria. In …

I offer here a text based on my recent interrogations of the social production of sexualities in
Nigeria. This piece and my other shorter works (Izugbara, 1996, 1997b, 2000a, 2001c …