J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2015 Aug;21(3):406-416. 10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.3.406.

Influencing Factors on Sexual Knowledge among Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

• Lee GY
• Song SH

• KMID: 2178989
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.3.406

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study investigated sexual knowledge, its related factors, and the needs of sex education among elementary, middle, and high school students in order to develop a sex education program.
METHODS
The participants comprised 721 students in grades 5 through 12, from Seoul and the Kyeonggi-do area, in South Korea. Data was collected from the end of August through the end of September 2014, using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. SPSS Statistics 21.0 was used for the descriptive analysis, chi-square, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regressions.
RESULTS
Higher-grade students had a higher level of sexual knowledge than lower-grade students, but the overall level of sexual knowledge was low. Multivariate analysis showed that gender, grade, school record, and experiences of sex education from family and school were significant predictors of sexual knowledge among adolescents. Coping skills related to sexual crisis situations was the most wanted content of sex education.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggested that it is important to develop a sex education program that considers the needs of sex education among adolescents. Also, it is important to periodically perform a survey to identify the need of sex education among elementary, middle, and high school students.

Keyword

Adolescent; Sex; Knowledge; Sex education

MeSH Terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Anonyms and Pseudonyms
Gyeonggi-do
Humans
Korea
Multivariate Analysis
Seoul
Sex Education