Abstract
The study investigated female undergraduate students’ perceptions on issues relating to transactional sex in universities in Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined students’ perceptions on: reasons undergraduate female students engage in transactional sex; risks associated with transactional sex; and ways of curbing transactional sex among undergraduate female students. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Population was 8,864 female undergraduates of Kogi State University. Instrument for data collection was questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Findings include 10 perceived reasons why female students engage in transactional sex, which include: peer pressure, lack of parental supervision, among others. Other findings are nine perceived risks associated with transactional sex which include, high risk of physical abuse, unwanted pregnancy among others; and eight perceived ways of curbing transactional sex, which include provision of scholarship scheme for indigent students; provision of micro loans for students, and others. Based on the findings, the study made three recommendations, including, among others that university administration should develop part-time job scheme for indigent students with females being given special considerations.