Efficacy of the educational program “For responsible sexuality” on the knowledge of sexuality in adolescents of the fifth year of secondary school of the Adventist Educational Institution Puno, Puno, 2016

Authors

  • Raquel Alarcón Rodriguez Hospital Regional Manuel Núñez Butrón, Puno, Perú.
  • Melisa Surco Quispe Universidad Peruana Unión Juliaca, Perú.
  • Ruth Chura Muñuico Universidad Peruana Unión, Juliaca, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9019-8430

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17162/rccs.v12i2.1216

Keywords:

Educational program, knowledge, sexuality and adolescence

Abstract

Objective: Was to determine the effectiveness of the educational program “For responsible sexuality” on
the knowledge of sexuality in adolescents of the fifth year of secondary school of the Adventist School
Puno- Puno, 2016. Methodology: The study was quantitative, quasi-experimental design, applying a
Pre and post test. The sample consisted of 51 adolescents aged 14 to 17, distributed in two groups
randomly: experimental group and control group. A questionnaire on sexuality in adolescents was applied
to measure the level of knowledge. The results of the “control group”: in the pre-test a 48.1% low level
and 44.4% medium level, in the post test a result was shown similar to 48.1% at the low level and
48.1% at the medium level. Resulted: In the “experimental group” before the application of the program
50.0% presented a medium level and 33.3% a low level, only 16.7% a high level, in the post test the
knowledge of adolescents was they increased to 83.3% with a high level and 16.7% a medium level, with
a significant difference compared to the control group. Conclusion: that at a level of significance of (sig
=, 000), the educational program was effective in improving knowledge about sexuality in adolescents.

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Published

2019-12-02

How to Cite

Alarcón Rodriguez, R. ., Surco Quispe, M. ., & Chura Muñuico, R. . (2019). Efficacy of the educational program “For responsible sexuality” on the knowledge of sexuality in adolescents of the fifth year of secondary school of the Adventist Educational Institution Puno, Puno, 2016. Revista Científica De Ciencias De La Salud, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.17162/rccs.v12i2.1216