A sex education program for teachers of preschool children: a quasi-experimental study in Iran
| Autor: | Armin Firoozi, Maliheh Nasiri, Hedyeh Riazi, Jeno Martin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Sex education is an important educational dimension. Together with families, teachers play a significant role in providing sex education to children. However, in most cases, they do not have enough information on this topic. The present study aimed to determine the effects of a preschool sex education program on preschool teachers’ knowledge and attitude. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, 80 teachers working at preschools in Tehran, Iran, were randomly allocated to experimental and control groups. The educational program was provided in two 90-min sessions for the experimental group while the control group received no intervention. A self-designed knowledge and attitude questionnaire was completed by both groups before and 1 month after the intervention. This questionnaire evaluated knowledge and attitude in six domains of principles of sex education, sexual identity, stages of development and proper methods of sex education, sex-related questions, masturbation, and sexual abuse. Data were analysed in SPSS 18 using descriptive statistics as well as independent samples t-test, paired-samples t-test, chi-squared test, and ANCOVA at p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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