Sexual health literacy and preventive behaviors among middle-school students in a rural area during the COVID-19 situation: A mixed methods study.

IF 2.4 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health Promotion Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-08-20 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.34172/hpp.2022.22
Mereerat Manwong, Saowanee Thongnopakun, Yuvadee Rodjarkpai, Aimutcha Wattanaburanon, Sawitree Visanuyothin
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Abstract

Background: This study explored the association between sexual health literacy (SHL) and preventive behaviors of pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among middle-school students during the COVID-19 outbreak to aid in the development of an informative program. Methods: Mixed-method study with stratified two-stage cluster sampling was used to obtain 730 students from 20 middle schools in a rural province of Thailand. Online self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from February 2020 to February 2021. Two brainstorming sessions were conducted with a purposeful sample of 25 stakeholders. Multiple linear regressions were used to assess the relationships. Results: The associated significant factors with the preventive behaviors were sex (b=2.06, 95% CI: 1.07, 3.05), nightlife (b=-2.33, 95% CI: -3.99, -0.67), drinking alcoholic beverages (b=2.24, 95% CI: -3.24, -1.23), sexual intercourse experience (b=-2.64, 95% CI: -4.56, -0.72), and SHL (b=0.12, 95% CI: 0.08, 0.16). The stakeholders recommended an edutainment online program via Facebook. Conclusion: This study investigated factors associated with SHL and preventive behaviors among middle school students. The most effective variable in this model was SHL. Therefore, a trial of an online program emphasizing SHL improvement should be examined for effectiveness among these students and seems appropriate, considering their rural area context and middle-school status.

新冠肺炎疫情下农村中学生性健康素养与预防行为的混合方法研究
背景:本研究旨在探讨新冠肺炎疫情期间中学生性健康素养(SHL)与怀孕和性传播疾病(std)预防行为之间的关系,以帮助制定信息规划。方法:采用分层两阶段整群抽样的混合方法,对泰国某农村省份20所中学730名学生进行调查。使用在线自填问卷收集2020年2月至2021年2月的数据。有目的的25个利益相关者参加了两次头脑风暴会议。使用多元线性回归来评估这些关系。结果:与预防行为相关的显著因素为性行为(b=2.06, 95% CI: 1.07, 3.05)、夜生活(b=-2.33, 95% CI: -3.99, -0.67)、饮酒(b=2.24, 95% CI: -3.24, -1.23)、性交经历(b=-2.64, 95% CI: -4.56, -0.72)、SHL (b=0.12, 95% CI: 0.08, 0.16)。股东们通过Facebook推荐了一个教育娱乐在线节目。结论:本研究探讨了中学生SHL与预防行为的相关因素。该模型中最有效的变量是SHL。因此,考虑到这些学生的农村地区背景和中学状况,应该检查一个强调改善SHL的在线项目的试验在这些学生中的有效性。
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Health Promotion Perspectives
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13 weeks
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