Demand for online training on early childhood sexuality education of parents in urban of Changshou District,Chongqing
Objective To understand the needs of parents of kindergarten children in urban areas for online training on sexuality education,so as to provide a basis for the development of parent training courses.Methods In May 2023,a multistage cluster random sampling method was used to select 3 516 parents of young children from 12 kindergartens in urban areas of Changshou Dis-trict,Chongqing.A self-designed questionnaire on Knowledge,Attitude and Practice of Early Childhood Sexuality Education(Par-ents)was used for the survey,and x2 test and multi-factor Logistic regression model were used for data analysis.Results The on-line training demand rate of urban parents for early childhood sexuality education was 57.05%.The results of the multi-factor Logis-tic regression analysis showed that age,education level,occupation,whether or not they were the main caregivers,total score level of the scale,awareness of their own responsibility,communication with family and friends about early childhood sexuality education and young children's participation in kindergarten sexuality education activities were the influencing factors of parents'online train-ing demand on sexuality education(OR=1.18,1.44,1.42,0.83,1.19,0.51,0.75,0.75,P<0.05).Conclusion Urban parents have a high demand for online training on early childhood sexuality education,and training courses should be developed according to the specific needs and characteristics of parents of young children.
Sex educationKnowledgeHealth services needs and demandRegression analysisChild,preschoolLegal guardians