Students Perceptions Of Sex Education In Some Selected Secondary Schools In Umuahia Educational Zone Of Abia State: Implications For Counselling
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the
perception of sex education among secondary school students and its
implications for counseling. A sample of 240 students in the senior secondary
school level drawn from 6 secondary schools in the urban and rural areas of
Umuahia Local Government Area, were interviewed with structured questionnaire.
The result of the survey revealed that more than 60% of the students were
between the ages of 12 and 15 years, while distribution of school emolument by
gender was 55% female and 45% male. It was also shown that about 34% of the
students have had sex mostly between the ages of 10 and 15 years. Awareness and
perception of sex education among the students was found to be poor. It was
established that major factors which influence this poor level of awareness and
perception were religious teac (43%), poor relationships between parents and
students (23%), and rejection of such trends by most cultures (20%). Major
recommendation include that relevant authorities should initiate awareness
campaign for sex education; religious leaders should reach a compromise and
incorporate sex education into their moral teaching; while parents should spend
more quality time with their children, under which environment they can share
with them.
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ATUOMA, N (2021). Students Perceptions Of Sex Education In Some Selected Secondary Schools In Umuahia Educational Zone Of Abia State: Implications For Counselling. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-perceptions-of-sex-education-in-some-selected-secondary-schools-in-umuahia-educational-zone-of-abia-state-implications-for-counselling-7-2
NWADINMA, ATUOMA. "Students Perceptions Of Sex Education In Some Selected Secondary Schools In Umuahia Educational Zone Of Abia State: Implications For Counselling" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 15 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-perceptions-of-sex-education-in-some-selected-secondary-schools-in-umuahia-educational-zone-of-abia-state-implications-for-counselling-7-2. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
NWADINMA, ATUOMA. "Students Perceptions Of Sex Education In Some Selected Secondary Schools In Umuahia Educational Zone Of Abia State: Implications For Counselling". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 15 Jul. 2021. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-perceptions-of-sex-education-in-some-selected-secondary-schools-in-umuahia-educational-zone-of-abia-state-implications-for-counselling-7-2 >.
NWADINMA, ATUOMA. "Students Perceptions Of Sex Education In Some Selected Secondary Schools In Umuahia Educational Zone Of Abia State: Implications For Counselling" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-perceptions-of-sex-education-in-some-selected-secondary-schools-in-umuahia-educational-zone-of-abia-state-implications-for-counselling-7-2