Sexual Knowledge among High School Students in Northwestern Iran
Joint Authors
Malek, Ayyoub
Shafiee-Kandjani, Ali Reza
Safaiyan, Abd al-Rasul
Abbasi-Shokoohi, Hamid
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Abstract EN
Objectives.
Regarding the importance of sexual desire in adolescence period and public and parental concerns about it and considering the lack of studies on sexual knowledge especially in adolescents in Iran, this study was conducted to evaluate the sexual issues in high school girls and boys.
Patients and Methods.
The cross-sectional study was performed on 2700 high school students.
Students were selected through a multi-staged randomized sampling method in Tabriz and by the convenience method in Ardabil and Urmia.
Data collection tool was a questionnaire including knowledge questions and measured by a three-point scale.
Data were statistically analyzed with SPSS version 11.5 software.
Results.
11.8% of the students had a low sexual knowledge, 46.7% had average and 41.5% had a high one.
There was no significant difference between male and female students' general sexual knowledge.
The highest knowledge was about being aware of the religious rules concerning sex.
Conclusion.
Adolescents should be trained and acquire information about the different aspects of sexual issues.
Female adolescents especially need to be educated about puberty physiology, fertility physiology and STDs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Malek, Ayyoub& Shafiee-Kandjani, Ali Reza& Safaiyan, Abd al-Rasul& Abbasi-Shokoohi, Hamid. 2012. Sexual Knowledge among High School Students in Northwestern Iran. ISRN Pediatrics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Malek, Ayyoub…[et al.]. Sexual Knowledge among High School Students in Northwestern Iran. ISRN Pediatrics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Malek, Ayyoub& Shafiee-Kandjani, Ali Reza& Safaiyan, Abd al-Rasul& Abbasi-Shokoohi, Hamid. Sexual Knowledge among High School Students in Northwestern Iran. ISRN Pediatrics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487746