Impact of sexual health education on the sexual psychology in pupils in Liantang Town,Shanghai
Objective:To analyze the impact of conducting sexual health education on the sexual psychological health in pupils in schools,and provide reference basis for the implementation of sexual education work for pupils.Methods:Seventy pupils in fourth grade from two primary schools in Liantang Town were selected as the research subjects,and among them,there were 37 boys and 33 girls,and the average age were(11.02±0.61)years and(11.10±0.43)years.They were divided into an intervention group and a control group based on the school as a unit.There were 19 boys and 16 girls in the intervention group and 17 boys and 18 girls in the control group.The intervention group received a 4-month sexual health education training,while 35 pupils in the control group received routine education.The sexual psychology health levels in the two groups of pupils were observed with"adolescent sexual psychology health questionnaire"before and after the intervention.Results:Before intervention,there was no statistically significant difference in the scores of sexual cognition,sexual values,and sexual adaptation between the intervention group and the control group students(P>0.05);after intervention,the scores of sexual cognition,sexual values,and sexual adaptation in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group,and difference was statistically significant(P<0.01).Conclusion:Conducting sexual health education in schools has a significant improvement effect on the sexual psychological health level of pupils.
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