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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2012;18(3):159-169.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2012.18.3.159    Published online September 30, 2012.
A Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Need for Sex Education in High School Students
Ya Ki Yang
Department of Nursing, Honam University, Gwangju, Korea. psy@honam.ac.kr
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.
Key Words: Attitude; Education; Knowledge; Sex


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