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The study of sexual and reproductive health aspects among secondary schools male students in Babel governorate | ||
| Mustansiriya Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 34-38 | ||
| Author | ||
| Maher Jawad Kadhum | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Reproductive health implies that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safer sex life, have the capability to reproduce, and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so. The primary effects of media exposure are increased violent and aggressive behavior, increased high risk behaviors including alcohol and tobacco use, and accelerated onset of sexual activity. Aims: To assess the information about sex matters of male students in Babel governorate secondary schools including homosexuality, source of sex information, religion status, sexual relation before marriage or out of marriage, and information about AIDS. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional survey using self-administered questionnaire about the knowledge concerning sex matters distributed to 1156 male students selected randomly from Babel governorate secondary schools to be filled in 15-20 minutes, during the period from 1stJanuary to the last of February 2011. Results: Less than half of the sampled students (44.8%) reported information about sex matters, 53.1% in urban and 36.5% in rural area. The main sources of information about sex matters were friends, schools, and families which constitute about 53%. Attitude towards homosexuality showed that homosexuality was defined correctly by 28.4% only, 9.1% agreed with sexual relation between males, 18.1% agreed with sexual relation before marriage, 37% agreed with sexual relation out of marriage and 80% they had information about AIDS. Conclusions: The family had a major role in education of their children, the schools remain the corner-stone in health education as well the effect of peers. New and modern teaching in our school is needed. | ||
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