Assessment of a Sexual Health Curriculum for High School Students Delivered by OBGYN Residents

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 37S
Author(s):  
Kristen Kendall ◽  
Erica Nelson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Curriculum

Contraceptive Use Among Korean High School Adolescents: A Decision Tree Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 105984052098753
Author(s):  
Sung Hae Kim ◽  
Yoona Choi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
School Students

Although the rate of sexual intercourse among adolescents has increased in Asian countries, including Korea, many sexually active adolescents still do not use contraception. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for contraceptive nonuse among adolescents using decision tree analysis of the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 2,460 high school students who had an experience of sexual intercourse. The findings indicated that the highest risk group who did not use contraception during sexual intercourse did not receive sexual health education in school and was involved in habitual or purposeful drug use. The experience of ever receiving treatment due to violence and the experience of sexual intercourse after drinking were also identified as risk factors for contraceptive nonuse. To encourage contraceptive use, development of standard sexual health education, counseling, and educational intervention intended to prevent risky behaviors is needed.

Adolescent Receptivity to the Health Curriculum in Western Australian High Schools

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.S.G. Carter ◽  
S.M. Carter
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Curriculum ◽  
Central Focus ◽  
Similar Content ◽  
Coeducational Classrooms ◽  
Western Australian

Adolescents comprise a substantial proportion of the at risk population for sexually transmissible diseases and AIDS. They are also potentially amenable to the curricular influences of the high school. This study uses adolescents' perspectives and concerns regarding their sexuality and sexual relationships in which receptivity to the messages of health and sexuality curricula by adolescents provides the central focus for the investigation. The purpose was to investigate the question whether, given the same exposure to similar content and processes in sexuality education curricula in coeducational classrooms, differences in receptivity will occur between male and female high school students. It was found that, as the amount of sexuality education increased, the more receptive adolescents became to its content and processes, with females exhibiting higher receptivity than males.

Gender differences in knowledge about chlamydia among rural high school students in Nova Scotia, Canada

Sexual Health ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald B. Langille ◽  
Gordon Flowerdew ◽  
Catherine Aquino-Russell ◽  
Robert Strang ◽  
Kathryn Proudfoot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Chlamydia Infection ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural High School ◽  
Protective Behaviours

Background: Chlamydia is the most prevalent sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Canadian adolescents. STI account for 20% of cases of infertility in Canada and 42% of ectopic pregnancies are attributable to previous chlamydia infection. Despite the importance of this infection, little is understood about young people’s knowledge of it. Methods: A survey was conducted at a rural high school in Nova Scotia, Canada, to assess students’ knowledge of chlamydia and associations of knowledge with gender and protective behaviours. Knowledge was assessed using true–false responses to 15 statements about chlamydia. Each statement was examined for differences in the percentage of correct responses by sex. Correct responses were summed, creating a knowledge score. Socioeconomic status variables and age were included in multivariate regression models to determine if they modified associations between knowledge score and protective behaviours seen in simple regression. Results: Eighty-six percent of registered students (n = 538) participated in the survey. Girls responded to 10 of the 15 knowledge statements significantly more often than boys. Respondents were least knowledgeable about their rights to confidential health services for chlamydia infection. Knowledge score was associated with use of both condoms and oral contraception at last intercourse in girls (odds ratio 1.15; 95% confidence interval 1.01–1.31). No association of knowledge score was seen with having had an STI test in the previous year. Conclusions: School sexual health programs should make special efforts to meet the needs of male students, and programs and health professionals should include information about the confidential nature of sexual health services for adolescents.

scholarly journals Nova Scotia High School Students’ Interactions with Physicians for Sexual Health Information and Services

2001 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald B. Langille ◽  
Gail Tomblin Murphy ◽  
Jean Hughes ◽  
Janet A. Rigby
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexual Health Information

scholarly journals Sexual Behaviors, Referral to Sexual Health Services, and Use of Sexual Health Services Among Transgender High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Andrzejewski ◽  
Sanjana Pampati ◽  
Michelle M. Johns ◽  
Ganna Sheremenko ◽  
Catherine Lesesne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Native STAND: A Five-Year Study of a Culturally Relevant Sexual Health Intervention

Adolescents ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-334
Author(s):  
Megan Skye ◽  
Thomas McCoy ◽  
Allyson Kelley ◽  
Michelle Singer ◽  
Stephanie Craig Rushing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Lower Percentage ◽  
Sexual Risk Taking ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact

Culturally relevant interventions have the potential to improve adolescent health and protective factors associated with sexual risk taking. We evaluated the impact of the Native STAND curriculum with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN or Native) high school students living across the U.S. using a pre-post evaluation design. Native STAND is a comprehensive sexual health curriculum for Native high school students that focuses on sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, and teen pregnancy prevention, while also covering drug and alcohol use, suicide, and dating violence. The curriculum was implemented in 48 AI/AN communities from 2014 to 2019. A significantly higher percentage of youth reported at post-test having a serious conversation about sex with their friends (post 36% vs. pre 28%, p < 0.001), thinking about lessons learned (post 24% vs. pre 7%, p < 0.0001), and sharing lessons learned during the conversation (post 21% vs. pre 4%, p < 0.001). A lower percentage of AI/AN youth reported being bullied in the last year (post 31% vs. pre 37%, p < 0.001). Family social support was moderated by dose, with subscale scores of 3.75 at post-with <27 sessions vs. 3.96 at post-with all 27 sessions (p = 0.02). The results demonstrate the effectiveness of Native STAND when delivered in a variety of settings. Efforts are now underway to update Native STAND for medical accuracy, improve alignment with typical class periods, and promote its use and an effective EBI for AI/AN youth.

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