AN EVALUATION OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY AND THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR OF NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATES

Clementina Okafor, Efetobor Elijah, Apeh Andrew

Abstract


In our technologically-driven age, the obvious reality is that there are noticeable gross sexual misconducts among undergraduate students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This work focuses on the Correlation between Internet Pornography and the sexual behaviour of Nigerian undergraduates. This research adopted the survey approach. The total population for the study is 35,974 based on the statistics obtained from 5 randomly universities: Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI); Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU), Umudike; Renaissance University Ugbawka (RUU), Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, and Tansian University Umunya (TUU). A sample size of 381 was determined using the Australian National Statistical Service online calculator. Questionnaire and interviews were used to elicit behavioural responses which reflected feelings, beliefs, attitudes and opinions of respondents on Internet pornography, its use and possible correlation with their sex behaviours. Evidence from research data indicates that Nigerian undergraduates who are exposed to Internet pornography differ significantly from those not exposed to Internet pornography in terms of real life sexual practices like sex recklessness and risky sex practices. It was recommended that Internet Service Providers should allocate preconfigured user and password IDs. These can then be programmed to function only on Internet sites with web contents that are healthy for the undergraduate students consumption.

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