Sexual knowledge of Canadian adolescents after completion of high school sexual education requirements.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Formal sexual education is a mandatory component of the high school curriculum in most Canadian provinces. The present study was a preliminary assessment of sexual knowledge among a sample of Ontario adolescents who had completed their high school sexual education requirements. METHODS:A questionnaire, testing understanding of the learning objectives of Ontario's minimally required high school sexual education course, was distributed in a paediatric emergency department to 200 adolescent patients who had completed the course. RESULTS:Respondents demonstrated good understanding of pregnancy physiology and sexually transmitted infections, but poor understanding of concepts related to reproductive physiology, contraception, HIV/AIDS and sexual assault. Most respondents could not identify Canada's age of sexual consent. CONCLUSIONS:Respondents demonstrated concerning gaps in sexual knowledge despite completion of their sexual education requirements. Further studies must determine whether a representative, population-based student sample would exhibit similar findings. Sexual education currently offered in Ontario may require investigation. HISTORIQUE:L’éducation sexuelle est un élément obligatoire du programme d’études secondaires de la plupart des provinces canadiennes. La présente étude visait à obtenir une évaluation préliminaire des connaissances en matière de sexualité d’un échantillon d’adolescents ontariens qui avaient terminé leur cours d’éducation sexuelle au secondaire. MÉTHODOLOGIE:Lors de leur visite au département d’urgence pédiatrique, 200 patients adolescents qui avaient terminé leur cours d’éducation sexuelle ont reçu un questionnaire afin de vérifier leur compréhension des objectifs d’apprentissage du cours d’éducation sexuelle de base offert dans les écoles secondaires de l’Ontario. RÉSULTATS:Les répondants ont démontré une bonne compréhension de la physiologie de la grossesse et des infections transmises sexuellement, mais une mauvaise compréhension des concepts liés à la physiologie de la reproduction, à la contraception, au VIH-sida et aux agressions sexuelles. La plupart des répondants ne pouvaient pas préciser l’âge du consentement sexuel au Canada. CONCLUSIONS:Les répondants ont démontré des lacunes préoccupantes en matière de connaissances sexuelles, même s’ils avaient terminé leur cours d’éducation sexuelle obligatoire. D’autres études devront déterminer si un échantillon d’étudiants représentatifs en population donnerait des résultats similaires. Les cours d’éducation sexuelle actuellement offerts en Ontario méritent peut-être d’être évalués.

journal_name

Paediatr Child Health

authors

Kumar MM,Lim R,Langford C,Seabrook JA,Speechley KN,Lynch T

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-02-01 00:00:00

pages

74-80

issue

2

eissn

1205-7088

issn

1918-1485

journal_volume

18

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