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Table 6 Perceived factors obstructing the adoption of abstinence by sexually active respondents

From: Perceptions about sexual abstinence and knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention among in-school adolescents in a western Nigerian city

Reasons why respondents found it difficult abstaining

No (%) n = 50

Love

4(8.9)

Uncontrollable sexual urges/it's a normal thing/can't do without it.

21(46.7)

Don't know.

4(8.9)

Material benefits

6(13.3)

Peer pressure/coercion

8(17.8)

I'm old enough./I never plan to abstain

2(4.4)

No response

2