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A Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Need for Sex Education in High School Students

고등학생의 성지식, 성태도 및 성교육 요구도에 관한 연구

  • Yang, Ya-Ki (Department of Nursing, Honam University)
  • Received : 2012.03.02
  • Accepted : 2012.08.20
  • Published : 2012.09.20
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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.

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