Early childhood sexuality education among parents of 3-6 years old left behind children in rural areas and associated factors
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.02.006
- VernacularTitle:四川农村留守幼儿家长幼儿性教育开展现状及影响因素
- Author:
WANG Zhennan, ZHANG Rong LI Hui, LIU Ya ZHANG Wen, YE Yunli
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou(646000), Sichuan Province, China
- Publication Type:Article
- Keywords:
Sex education;
Questionnaires;
Health education;
Legal guardians;
Rural population
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(2):183-186
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the current situation of early childhood sexuality education among parents of leftbehind children in rural areas and associated factors, to provide the evidence to launch the sexuality education for left behind children in rural areas in the future.
Methods:An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 348 parents of left behind children in rural areas who were selected by multistage stratified sampling during Mar. to May. 2018.
Results:The rate of early childhood sexuality education of rural areas in Sichuan was 48.4%(652). Multivariate analysis showed that parents whose child was in higher grade ( OR=1.32, 95% CI =1.12-1.55); total annual income <10 000 yuan( OR=1.48, 95%CI =1.02-2.14), children had asked sexrelated questions ( OR=1.44, 95%CI =1.11-1.87), reckoning it necessary( OR=3.78, 95%CI =2.57-5.58), considering children’s sexuality education should be held by parents ( OR=2.69, 95%CI =1.78-4.07), other family members had launched the early childhood sexuality education( OR=7.86, 95%CI =5.16-11.95), school had launched it ( OR=3.13, 95%CI =2.25-4.34) had a highter rate of early childhood sexuality education.
Conclusion:Early childhood sexuality education of parents of left behind children of rural areas in Sichuan is in low level. Sexual health education should be based in school, together with parental training towards positive attitude and increases in early childhood sexuality education.
- Full text:183王甄楠.PDF
