Factor Associated with Sexual Health Literacy Among Secondary School Female Students in The Southern Province of Thailand

Background: Adolescent pregnancy is one of the major public health issues globally and in Thailand. Sexual health literacy (SHL) is an important factor to prevent teenage pregnancy. Objective: To assess the level of SHL and to explore factors associated with SHL among female secondary school students, in a southern province of Thailand. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a southern province of Thailand. One hundred twenty-eight female secondary school students were randomly selected to participate in the present study. The SHL questionnaire was used to access participants’ SHL and included four domains 1) accessing information, 2) understanding information, 3) appraising information, and 4) applying or practicing. The scores of SHL were calculated using the formula “Index – score, which is mean less the minimal value of mean times 50 divided by 3”. The results were divided into four levels as inadequate if less than 25, problematic from 26 to 33, sufficient from 34 to 42, and excellent if greater than 42. Both the formula and the levels were adopted from the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU-Q47) method. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze general characteristic information. Chi-square was used to find factors associated with SHL. Results: The findings revealed that more than half of the participants had inadequate SHL scores regarding access to sexual health information, understanding and appraising SHL, and applying SHL in life. The results showed that the grade point average (GPA) was statistically significant associated with SHL (chi-square=6.24, p-value=0.04). Conclusion: Most adolescents in the present study had inadequate scores on SHL. Therefore, knowledge information and practice regarding accessing information, understanding of SHL, appraising of SHL, applying or practice and skill development, and decision making should be provided and encouraged among high school teenagers. Keywords: Sexual Health Literacy; Health Literacy

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Some Factors Associated with Substance Abuse among Secondary School Students in Trinidad and Tobago

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/f3m1-8kay-lbf3-gdpq ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 83-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

H. Singh ◽

N. Mustapha

Keyword(s):

Substance Abuse ◽

Secondary School ◽

Trinidad And Tobago ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Religious Involvement ◽

Educational Expectations ◽

School Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Chi Square Test

This study attempts to investigate factors associated with involvement in substance abuse in Trinidad and Tobago, through a survey of 1603 secondary school students, aged fourteen to eighteen years. Analysis of the data using the Chi-square test indicates a significant association ( p < .001) between involvement in substance abuse and the following factors: grades at school, importance of religious involvement, amount of spending money obtained, confidence placed in parents/peers, parental involvement in alcohol consumption and educational expectations. Generally, the study indicates that youth less committed to traditional values, show a greater tendency to be involved in substance abuse. Involvement also appears to be associated with low self esteem and low educational expectations.

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The Relationship Between Emotional Competence And Sexual Health Literacy In Secondary School Students

10.15405/epsbs.2018.11.29 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Manuela Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Secondary School ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Emotional Competence ◽

School Students ◽

The Relationship

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Prevalence and Types of Gender-Based Violence among Secondary School Students During Covid-19 Pandemic in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria

10.21203/rs.3.rs-968688/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ifeoma Bridget Udigwe ◽

Chioma Phyllis Nnamani ◽

Chioma Chetachukwu Ajator ◽

Chioma Pauline Mbachu ◽

Ogochukwu Chioma Ofiaeli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Verbal Abuse ◽

P Value ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Anambra State ◽

Gender Based

Abstract Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) increases during every type of emergency whether economic crises, conflicts or disease outbreak like in the case of Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of GBV among secondary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Anambra State, South East, Nigeria.Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study, conducted among 403 secondary school student who were recruited consecutively after consent and assent were gotten. Self-administered semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data was analysed using STATA version 16.0. The level of significance for test of association was set at p-value < 0.05Results: The prevalence of GBV was 63.28%, emotional/verbal abuse were the most prevalent type while sexual abuse was the least type (85.5% vs 8.2%). The highest perpetrator of the emotional/verbal abuse were their fellow students (64.8%). The relationship between GBV and impact of abuse was statistically significant for academic performance, alcohol and tobacco intake (p-values: 0.040, 0.010, 0.029 respectively)Conclusion: The prevalence of GBV is high among students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the emotional/verbal type being the most prevalent type. GBV has an impact on their academic performance and social lives. We therefore recommend that stakeholders should have target programs to address the diverse effects of GBV on students especially with the pandemic.

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Psycho-administrative determinants for choice of physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies

Fizicko vaspitanje i sport kroz vekove ◽

10.5937/spes2102109o ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 109-118

Author(s):

Olusola Samson

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

External Examination ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

The Subject ◽

Senior Secondary

Empirical observations reveal low enrolment of senior secondary school students for physical education at external examination bodies. The poor rate of students' choice of the subject at this level is a matter of concern to professionals, given the fact of monumental benefits of physical education as a science subject to humanity. The study was conducted to examine how psycho-administrative factors influence the choice of physical education by senior secondary school students at external examination bodies (in Nigeria) to come up with modalities to increase enrolment of the subject at external examination bodies. Descriptive method was applied for the study due to large respondents involved. Self-developed validated questionnaire tagged psycho-administrative determinants for choice of physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies (PADGPEAS) was applied for the research. Out of three thousand and twenty-four (3024) questionnaire forms administered, only two thousand and fifty (2950) copies completed and returned were coded for analysis, with the use of descriptive statistics of percentages and nonparametric statistics of Chi-square (x 2) at 0.05 level of significant. Results unraveled a remarkable influence of psycho-administrative variables on the choice at physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies. Based on this outcome, it is suggested that utilization of variety of methods by physical education teachers will go a long way to kindle the interest of the students for the subject. Enlightenment of students and parents on the values of physical education will facilitate remarkable positive attitude of both parts that relocate their position in favor of the subject.

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Level of Health Literacy and Associated Factors Among Rural and Urban Secondary School Students in Sanliurfa province, Turkey

Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi ◽

10.35232/estudamhsd.718574 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mehmet Enes GÖKLER ◽

Nimetcan MEHMET ◽

Salih MOLLAHALİLOĞLU

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Secondary School ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Urban Secondary School

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Influence of Academic Motivation on Academic Achievement and Emotional Intelligence in Secondary School Students

International Journal Of Applied Research and Studies ◽

10.20908/ijars.v5i4.10685 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Rajib Chakraborty

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Academic Achievement ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Academic Motivation ◽

Short Form ◽

School Students ◽

Grade Point ◽

The Relationship

The present study tried to examine the relationship between academic achievement and emotional intelligence, blocking the influence of academic motivation on the relationship in secondary school students. Sample for the study includes 49 students (25 girls and 24 boys) from VIIIth and IXth classes of a secondary school in Sriram Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The data for measuring Emotional intelligence is collected by using the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire – Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue-ASF), prepared by Petrides, K. V. & Furnham, A. (2006) for adolescents. The data for measuring academic motivation is collected using Academic Motivation Scale, High School Version (AMS-HS 28) for high school students prepared by Vallerand and et.al (1992). Academic achievement of the students is measured by collecting the students' grade point average in a summative assessment. For data analysis, Pearson's Product Moment and Partial Correlations are used. The significance of the test is calculated by using t-test formula for partial correlation for the level of significance α at 0.05. The findings of the study reveal that the influences of academic motivation on the relationship between academic achievement and emotional intelligence in secondary school students, cannot be ignored.

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Changes in the sexual health behaviours of New Zealand secondary school students, 2001-2012: findings from a national survey series

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1111/1753-6405.12543 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 329-336 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Terryann C. Clark ◽

Mathijs F.G. Lucassen ◽

Theresa Fleming ◽

Roshini Peiris-John ◽

Amio Ikihele ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Secondary School ◽

Sexual Health ◽

National Survey ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Health Behaviours ◽

School Students ◽

Zealand Secondary School

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Cheating Tendency in Examinations among Secondary School Students in Nigeria: A Case Study of Schools in the Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State

Policy Futures in Education ◽

10.2304/pfie.2009.7.4.410 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 410-415 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nonso Ngozika Bisong ◽

Felicia Akpama ◽

Pauline B. Edet

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Secondary School ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Local Government Area ◽

School Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross River ◽

Cross River State ◽

Mean Differences

This study is designed to examine cheating tendency among secondary school students in Nigeria, with evidence from schools in the Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. A total of 331 respondents in Senior Secondary 3 classes were randomly selected from 10 post-primary schools in the area. A survey questionnaire was used to elicit information on cheating tendency, the level of supervision, forms of cheating behaviour, and gender influence on cheating tendency. The data were analysed using percentages and chi-square statistics to highlight mean differences with respect to the identified variables. The results revealed some levels of statistically significant differences in respect of cheating tendencies on the identified variables. Based on these findings, it is recommended that an ethical reorientation programme, combined with the implementation of a stiff penalty, will reduce cheating tendency in all levels of the Nigerian educational system.

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PERCENT OF BODY WEIGHT CARRIED BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THEIR BAGS IN A NIGERIAN SCHOOL

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research ◽

10.1142/s0218957712500030 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (02) ◽

pp. 1250003 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Olubusola Esther Johnson ◽

Oluwatoyin Adenike Adeniji ◽

Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada ◽

Adebimpe Olayinka Obembe ◽

Christopher Olusanjo Akosile

Keyword(s):

Back Pain ◽

Secondary School ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Relative Weight ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nigerian School

Purpose: This study reports percent of bodyweight represented by school bags carried by students in Nigeria. Method: 381 secondary school students were randomly selected in this cross-sectional study. Informed consent and assents were obtained. Weights, heights and backpack weights (BPWT) were measured by blinded researchers. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Chi square and odds ratio, at 0.05 α-level. Results: The mean age, height weight and BMI of participants were 14.01±2.17 years, 1.56±0.11 m, 46.19±9.65 kg, 18.89±3.12 kg/m2, respectively. Average total weight of bags carried by participants was 4.48 kg, relative BPWT was 10.16%, and 65% carried bags on their back. There was no significant association between BPWT and back pain (X2 = 0.106. p = 0.744). The relative risks [odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI)] of developing back pain among those that carry normal BPWT compared with those who carry above normal BPWT to school was (OR 0.805; CI 0.478–1.355), (OR 0.733; CI 0.295–1.817) and (OR 0.883; CI 0.454–1.718) for total, junior and senior secondary schools participants, respectively. Conclusion: Percent of body weights represented by the weights of bags carried by students in a Nigerian school fell between the recommended 10–15%. A 10% relative weight is recommended for secondary school students in Nigeria.

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