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Effectiveness of the educational program: "Sexual education and healthy communities" in 4th and 5th-year high school adolescents at Institución Educativa Tungasuca – Carabayllo, 2014
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 1905-07-07) López Infantes, Jacqueline; Melgar Vega, Katherine Dayllan; Orderique Torres, Luis Fernando
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the Educational Program "Sexual Education and Healthy Communities" on the level of knowledge and attitudes regarding sexual and reproductive health in 4th- and 5th-year high school adolescents. Material and Method: The study is quantitative, applied level, using a quasi-experimental method. Fourteen educational sessions were conducted with an intentional sample of 218 students aged 13 to 18 years. Data collection was carried out through a multiple-choice questionnaire and a Likert scale, applied before and after the intervention. Data processing and analysis were performed using SPSS 15.0 statistical software. Results: Before the educational program, 37% and 35% of students had very low and low levels of knowledge, respectively. After the program, 42% achieved an average level of knowledge. Regarding attitudes, they remained neutral ("neither in favor nor against") in both the pre- and post-test. However, there was a shift from neutral attitudes to favorable and highly favorable attitudes in 42% of the participants. Conclusions: The Educational Program "Sexual Education and Healthy Communities" is effective (Student's t-test: t(413) = 8.798, p = .038 and t(434) = 2.682, p < .001) as it led to an increase in the level of knowledge and changes in favorable attitudes.