KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL EDUCATION AMONG STUDENTS IN MAKINDYE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, WAKISO DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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https://doi.org/10.51168/kvdbyn68Keywords:
Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, Comprehensive sexual educationAbstract
Background
Comprehensive sex education is an education program involving equipping methods, materials, and information to individuals on issues concerning human sexuality. The study aims to assess the Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards comprehensive sexual education among students in Makindye Senior Secondary School, Wakiso district
Methodology
The study was conducted through a descriptive cross-sectional study design on students of Makindye
Semi-structured questionnaires written in English language were used to capture the relevant data during a face-to-face interview with the participants. Data was systematically analyzed manually by use of tally sheets and entered in the Excel computer program to generate tables, graphs, and pie charts.
Results
(58%) were females, (42%) were males. (60%) knew HIV/AIDS prevention as the component of comprehensive sexual education (80%) reported through unprotected sex as one way through which. (58%) reported the use of condoms as one way through which STDs (70%) knew condoms as contraceptive methods (34%) knew breast developments in girls as physical changes. (52%) perceived comprehensive sexual education as very important. (74%) agreed that teachers should openly discuss CSE at school. (52%) agreed that they were sexually active whereas. (56%) reported that they had never gone for HIV counseling and testing voluntarily. (39%) reported that they feared positive results as the reason why had never gone for testing for HIV counseling and testing voluntarily at school.
Conclusion
Knowledge and attitude towards comprehensive sexual education were worthy and agreeable but practices were deprived because they irregularly have comprehensive sexual education at school.
Recommendations
The Ministry of Education and Sports should set and implement an appropriate model of CSE that is client-initiated, youth-friendly, and accessible to secondary students.
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