Objective To understand the status of psychosexual health among junior high school students in bordev area of South Yunnan,and to provide a basis for carrying out psychosexual health education.Methods In December 2021,960 junior high school students in Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province were surveyed by using convenience cluster sampling method and applying the adolescent psychosexual health questionnaire,and the results were analyzed.Results The total average score,each sub-scale and dimension average score of psychosexual health among junior high school students in border area of South Yunnan were all higher than the theoretical median 3(P<0.01).The average score of each sub-scale from high to low were:sexual values(3.76±0.61)points,sexual adaptation(3.55±0.48)points,and sexual cognition(3.32±0.74)points.Comparison of the psychosexual health status of junior high school students among different genders and grades showed that the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).Conclusions The psychosexual health status of junior high school students in border area of South Yunnan were in good condition,and at the upper middle level.The development levels of the three sub-scales are inconsistent.Among the seven dimensions,the score of sexual attitude was the highest,and the score of sexual knowledge was the lowest.
Border area of South YunnanJunior high school studentsPsychosexual health