Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- Masturbation is a common sexual behaviour that many people engage in, yet it remains a subject often surrounded by stigma and silence.

In this report, PREMIUM TIMES identified recent research that shed light on its prevalence, underlying reasons, and potential health implications.

Understanding its potential health implications is important for promoting accurate sexual health information, particularly among young people in Nigeria.

According to the Cambridge University dictionary, masturbation is the act of stimulating one's own sexual organs to achieve sexual pleasure.

It is a natural behaviour observed across different age groups and cultures and forms part of normal sexual development.

Studies indicate that ma...