Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Kindergarten Teachers'Participation in Training for Preschool Sex Education
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.15930
- VernacularTitle:教师参与幼儿性教育培训现状及影响因素分析
- Author:
Qunying XU
1
;
Hui LI
;
Zhongxian ZHOU
;
Run YAN
;
Hua XIA
;
Lu LU
;
Ying YU
;
Yunli YE
Author Information
1. 西南医科大学公共卫生学院流行病与卫生统计学教研室,四川泸州 646000
- Keywords:
teacher;
preschool sex education;
current situation of training
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2024;46(4):507-512
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the current situation and influencing factors of kindergarten teach-ers'participation in training for preschool sex education in Luzhou city,and provide a basis for improving the sex education literacy of kindergarten teachers in the future.Methods A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling meth-od was adopted,and a questionnaire survey was conducted from December 2021 to January 2022 on the knowl-edge,attitude,and practice of preschool sex education among all the teachers in 24 kindergartens in Luzhou city.Results Among the 461 teachers,43.0%had participated in lectures/courses/training activities related to pre-school sex education;99.1%hoped to participate in lectures/courses/training activities related to preschool sex education;82.6%learned about child sexual knowledge through school education;75.5%expressed the hope to learn about child sexual knowledge through expert training.The results of multivariate Logistic regression showed that except private kindergartens as an inhibiting factor(OR=0.57,95%CI=0.37-0.87,P=0.008),high monthly income(OR=3.52,95%CI=1.13-9.30,P=0.011),more ways to know about sex education knowledge(OR=2.87,95%CI=1.76-4.70,P<0.001),and social support(OR=1.58,95%CI=1.04-2.38,P=0.030)were promoting factors for teachers to participate in the training for preschool sex educa-tion.Conclusions The kindergarten teachers presented a participation rate but a high demand for the training for preschool sex education.They mainly obtain the sex education knowledge from school education.The nature of kindergarten,monthly income of teachers,social support situation,and ways of understanding sex education knowledge are the key factors influencing the teachers'participation in the training for preschool sex education.