Secondary school students’ views on sexuality and sexual health education

Hoi Nga NG, Kam Weng BOEY, Chi Wai KWAN, Hing Kwan Alastair TO

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Abstract

Objective: This study examined the views of secondary school students on sexuality and sexual health education in Hong Kong, China. 

Methods: A total of 818 secondary school students (mean age = 15.3 years, SD = 1.6) participated in this study by completing a questionnaire consisted of items on sociodemographic characteristics, sexual attitudes, and other measuring scales. 

Results: Students were slightly permissive in sexual attitudes and supported sexual health education. However, students who were male, highly liberal in sexual attitudes, and low in religiosity and spirituality were less supportive. 

Conclusions: Educators may need to address these deterring factors of sexual health education before teaching specific sexual health topics. Copyright © 2024 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Sexual Health
Early online dateMay 2024
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - May 2024

Citation

Ng, H. N., Boey, K. W., Kwan, C. W., & To, H. K. A. (2024). Secondary school students’ views on sexuality and sexual health education. International Journal of Sexual Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2024.2341627

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