Chinese adolescents' sexual and reproductive health education: A quasi-experimental study.
Public Health Nurs
; 39(1): 116-125, 2022 01.
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| ID: mdl-33949703
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study investigated the effectiveness of an interactive sexual and reproductive health education program in aspects of knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy among adolescents.DESIGN:
Quasi-experimental study underpinned by social cognitive theory. SAMPLE A stratified cluster sample of 469 students from the two-branch middle school in a city in eastern China who were assigned to the experimental (n = 233) and control (n = 236) groups. MEASUREMENTS Students' sexual knowledge, attitudes, and refusal self-efficacy were assessed before (T0), immediately after (T1), and 1 month after the intervention (T2), respectively. INTERVENTION Students in the experimental group received two 40-min sessions of the educational program while the control group received the usual mode of sexual and reproductive health education.RESULTS:
Compared with the control group, students in the experimental group acquired more sexual knowledge (p < .01), and developed more positive sexual attitudes (p < .05) and stronger sexual self-efficacy (p < .05) across the study period.CONCLUSIONS:
The proposed sexual and reproductive health education program incorporating various interactive activities was effective and could be used for school-based implementation led by nurses and other health care workers.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Saúde Reprodutiva
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China