TY - JOUR
T1 - Methodologies of sexual health education intervention for high school students' knowledge and attitudes
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Couto, Germano Rodrigues
AU - Oliveira, Isabel de Jesus
AU - Fernandes, Carla Sílvia
AU - Mark, Kristen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background & Aim: Providing adolescents with information to understand their sexual health is critical to promote healthy sexual development, reducing the negative consequences of risky sexual behaviors, and creating a foundation for healthy adulthood. This study aimed to identify the recent empirical evidence on new methodologies for improved sexual health outcomes among adolescents. Methods & Materials: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials guided the PICO question, "What knowledge and attitudes do high school students obtain when confronted with new methodologies for teaching sexuality compared to traditional teaching?" regardless of geographic location, race/ethnicity, or gender criteria, concerning adolescents, was conducted. The databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, were searched in December 2022. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools for use in JBI Systematic Reviews were used to assess methodological quality. Data were synthesized across studies and presented narratively. Results: Thirteen articles were included for review, involving 11.262 participants. The duration of the interventions with new methodologies ranged from a few hours to three months. New methodologies on sexual health education to improve high school student's knowledge and attitudes were divided into four types: digital and Internet-based intervention, curriculum-based intervention, training-based intervention, and peer group bonding-based intervention. Conclusion: These results provide healthcare professionals with additional strategies that may be integrated into school health programs regarding sex education.
AB - Background & Aim: Providing adolescents with information to understand their sexual health is critical to promote healthy sexual development, reducing the negative consequences of risky sexual behaviors, and creating a foundation for healthy adulthood. This study aimed to identify the recent empirical evidence on new methodologies for improved sexual health outcomes among adolescents. Methods & Materials: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials guided the PICO question, "What knowledge and attitudes do high school students obtain when confronted with new methodologies for teaching sexuality compared to traditional teaching?" regardless of geographic location, race/ethnicity, or gender criteria, concerning adolescents, was conducted. The databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, were searched in December 2022. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools for use in JBI Systematic Reviews were used to assess methodological quality. Data were synthesized across studies and presented narratively. Results: Thirteen articles were included for review, involving 11.262 participants. The duration of the interventions with new methodologies ranged from a few hours to three months. New methodologies on sexual health education to improve high school student's knowledge and attitudes were divided into four types: digital and Internet-based intervention, curriculum-based intervention, training-based intervention, and peer group bonding-based intervention. Conclusion: These results provide healthcare professionals with additional strategies that may be integrated into school health programs regarding sex education.
KW - adolescent
KW - attitudes
KW - knowledge
KW - sex education
KW - sexual health
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U2 - 10.18502/npt.v10i2.12830
DO - 10.18502/npt.v10i2.12830
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85162042262
SN - 2383-1154
VL - 10
SP - 86
EP - 98
JO - Nursing Practice Today
JF - Nursing Practice Today
IS - 2
ER -