The Effectiveness of a School-based Sexual Health Education Program for Junior High School Students in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Sommart, Jetnipit; Sota, Chulaporn

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.419

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“…The inclusion of parents and teachers from the local community made sure that sexual content was proper for 12-year-old students in that region. This is unlike other studies conducted earlier [5,9,11,19,[23][24][25][26][27]].…”

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Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Chaiwongroj

Buaraphan

2020

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PurposeThis study explored the effectiveness of sex education lessons developed for six graders by the local community and experts.Design/methodology/approachThree lesson plans were developed based on a focus group discussion with students, parents, and teachers and then revised based on experts' feedback. The finalized three lessons were taught to 102 sixth graders in three different primary schools. Pre-test and post-test the students' sex education understanding was measured, and a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to measure overall sexual attitude and awareness. The participants engaged in a semi-structured interview after each lesson, supplemented with researchers' notes. Descriptive statistics and t-tests, and the comparative method were used to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, respectively.FindingsThe sex education knowledge of participants at the three schools improved significantly (p < 0.01) after completing the learning units. Students also expressed satisfaction with the media, activities, and discussions during these sex education classes. The created learning units improved students' sexual attitude and awareness.Research limitations/implicationsFurther long-term follow-up studies are needed to determine if there is retention of knowledge, attitudes, and awareness.Practical implicationsThere should be more sex education programs at the earlier primary school level, especially in risky regions. Compulsory sex education curriculum in primary schools needs to be adjusted for each school by using a constructivist approach.Originality/valueThis study is unique because it was designed to better fit a specific school’s context and the contents were adapted to be taught by a teacher with minimal training required.

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“…Although limited in time, this study did show that participating students had positive attitude and awareness toward sexuality as did happen in other research [5,23,25,[29][30][31]. Because more Thai adolescents are becoming sexually active earlier, sex education classes like the one piloted should next target 10-year-old students.…”

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confidence: 48%

Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Chaiwongroj

Buaraphan

2020

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“…Many of the reviewed studies demonstrated impacts on short-term outcomes, such as knowledge, attitudes, perception and intention. Both behaviour modification theory and previous studies have indicated that these psychosocial variables are strong predictors of behaviour[34–38]. Delay in the initiation of sexual intercourse, the sexual behaviour most commonly measured by studies in this review, was seen in 12 of 17 studies evaluating this outcome.…”

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confidence: 73%

Sexual health interventions among early adolescents: an integrative review

Chokprajakchad

Phuphaibul

2018

JHR

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Purpose Adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections including HIV are important public health issues in many countries around the world. The trend is escalating among adolescents of younger ages. Many programmes aim to prevent adolescent sexual risk behaviours associated with these health outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse methodological and substantive features of research on interventions to delay the initiation of sexual intercourse and prevent other sexual risk behaviours among early adolescents. Design/methodology/approach The review includes studies published between 2006 and 2017 that appear in Thai and international databases. Findings A total of 33 studies met specified review criteria. Of the studies reviewed, 14 used randomized control designs, 16 used quasi-experimental designs and three used a pre-test, post-test design. Sample sizes ranged from 64 to 4,776 subjects; nearly two-thirds of the studies (n = 22) included multiple follow-up surveys. The programmes evaluated in these studies can be grouped into three categories: abstinence-based sexuality education programmes (n = 12), comprehensive sexuality education programmes (n = 13) and youth development programmes designed for early adolescents (n = 10). In total, 22 programmes reviewed were effective in changing targeted adolescent psychosocial and/or behavioural outcomes. Research limitations/implications One of the limitations encountered in this study involved the search in library databases published only in Thai and English. Due to the limitation of searching library databases included in the review that reported the effects and differences among the included studies. Moreover, the search included publications consisted of heterogeneous designs and purpose with reports of different types of outcomes made it impossible to compare effect sizes. Practical implications The knowledge gained can be used to design and implement effective sexual health promotion programmes for early adolescents. Moreover, the findings can be applied as a guideline for health provider working in a schools, communities and adolescent health services. Recommendations for future studies are needed to consider methodological and substantive characteristics as well as the people who are involved in youth sexual health outcomes. Social implications It is necessary for government to develop a policy for encouraging parents to be aware and participate in solving the problems. Originality/value The review indicated that the positive effects of parental involvement and technology media as a programme material on the psychosocial and behavioural outcomes.

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“…Interventions with positive outcomes for adolescents have been documents in Africa, Nepal, Spain, and the United States (Acharya et al, 2017;Espada et al, 2017;Mmbaga et al, 2017;Peskin et al, 2015;Winskell et al, 2018). Mmbaga et al, 2017;Peskin et al, 2015;Sommart & Sota, 2013;Winskell et al, 2018). This study examined the effectiveness in improving adolescents' sexual knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy.…”

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Chinese adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health education: A quasi‐experimental study

Yang

Chow

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Public Health Nursing

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Rapid social and economic development produces abundant resources for adolescents to grow and complete physical and psychosocial maturity rapidly. Adolescents now enter sexual maturity earlier than previous generations. Their attitudes toward sex have become more liberal, compounding problems related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including unplanned pregnancy, abortion, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (Liang et al., 2019). In 2014, 2 million adolescents around the world were found to have AIDS, while the number of adolescent HIV cases in the Asia-Pacific region rising substantially in the past decade (United Nations Children's Fund, 2018). The most recent statistics

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The Effectiveness of a School-based Sexual Health Education Program for Junior High School Students in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Development and effectiveness assessment of a sex education learning unit for Thai primary students

Sexual health interventions among early adolescents: an integrative review

Chinese adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health education: A quasi‐experimental study

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