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Sexuality Education Curriculum in Secondary Schools and Its Relationship to Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of College Students

BROWDER, MARY ELIZABETH W.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1216841836

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2008, MEd, University of Cincinnati, Education : Health Promotion and Education.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of college students based upon the approach to sexuality education they received in Junior and Senior High School. Healthy People 2010 addressed the need for prevention of STIs and encouraged health educators to provide needed information to obtain the intended goals. Student participants from the Behavioral Sciences Department at Raymond Walters College were surveyed regarding their sexual knowledge, sexual attitudes, sexual behaviors, and sexuality education received in junior high or high school. Total students surveyed were 372. The instrument contained 14 sexual knowledge items, 18 sexual attitude items and 4 sexual behavior items. The participants were asked to distinguish their sexuality education received between abstinence-focused sexuality education and comprehensive sexuality education. Few statistical differences were seen in sexual knowledge, sexual attitudes and sexual behavior dependent upon the type of sexuality education received. Results demonstrate the need for more research and a redevelopment of current sexuality education programs in the schools. This should be covered under the auspices of Health/Physical Education programs in school, with the same clarity as nutrition and hygiene.
Randall Cottrell (Committee Chair)
Amy Bernard (Committee Member)
105 p.
Health Education
Sexuality Education; Abstinence-Focused; Comprehensive Sexuality Education

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  • BROWDER, M. E. W. (2008). Sexuality Education Curriculum in Secondary Schools and Its Relationship to Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of College Students [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1216841836

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • BROWDER, MARY ELIZABETH. Sexuality Education Curriculum in Secondary Schools and Its Relationship to Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of College Students. 2008. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1216841836.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • BROWDER, MARY ELIZABETH. "Sexuality Education Curriculum in Secondary Schools and Its Relationship to Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of College Students." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1216841836

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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