A Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Need for Sex Education in High School Students.
10.4069/kjwhn.2012.18.3.159
- Author:
Ya Ki YANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Honam University, Gwangju, Korea. psy@honam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Attitude;
Education;
Knowledge;
Sex
- MeSH:
Humans;
Sex Education
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2012;18(3):159-169
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of knowledge, attitudes and needs of sex education in high school students. METHODS: There were 258 participants who were high school students in S high school in G city. Data were collected from October 1 to October 31, 2011, and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 19.0. RESULTS: The mean score for sexual knowledge was 69.78, sexual attitudes was 63.66, and needs of sex education was 75.37. Sexual knowledge had positive correlation with needs of sex education (r=.17, p=.007). CONCLUSION: The findings of this study indicated a need to develop programs for high school students to increase appropriate sexual knowledge, and to encourage appropriate sexual attitudes, and to reflect needs of sex education.
