The effect of an educational peer-based intervention program on sexual and reproductive health behavior

IF 3 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Journal of Adolescence Pub Date : 2024-07-03 DOI:10.1002/jad.12371

Zeynep Ogul, Nevin Hotun Sahin

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Abstract

Introduction

The fact that adolescent people experience risky sexual behavior and have insufficient knowledge of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) indicates the need for SRH education. This study investigates the impact of peer-educated SRH programs on the knowledge and behaviors of adolescents.

Method

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial on 275 university students. The subjects were randomly assigned to the peer educators (n = 25), intervention (n = 125) and control (n = 125) groups using systematic random sampling. Peer educators provided face-to-face SRH education to the intervention group. The researcher provided the same education to the control group via the online conference method. SRH knowledge and behavior evaluated with scales before, after, and 3 and 6 months after the SRH education. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 through statistical tests and analysis of covariance.

Results

The female and male ratio of the participants was almost equal (49.4%, 50.6%). The mean age was found to be 20.42 ± 1.14 years. The mean scores of the students in the intervention group increased from 21.20 ± 0.14 to 35.20 ± 0.07 for sexual health knowledge questionnaire (SHKQ), and from 130.56 ± 0.55 to 147,90 ± 0,25 for reproductive health scale (RHS) after the education. Compared with the control group, these increases in the mean scores of SHKQ and RHS were found to be statistically significant.

Conclusion

The findings show the important role of the SRH peer education method on the effect of transferring knowledge about sexual behaviors. Health and education policy-makers are advised to implicate SRH peer education.

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基于同伴的教育干预计划对性健康和生殖健康行为的影响。

导言：青少年有危险的性行为，对性健康和生殖健康（SRH）缺乏足够的了解，这一事实表明有必要开展性健康和生殖健康教育。本研究调查了同伴教育性与生殖健康项目对青少年知识和行为的影响：本研究对 275 名大学生进行了随机对照试验。受试者通过系统随机抽样被随机分配到同伴教育者组（25 人）、干预组（125 人）和对照组（125 人）。同伴教育者为干预组提供面对面的性健康和生殖健康教育。研究人员通过在线会议的方式向对照组提供同样的教育。在进行性健康和生殖健康教育之前、之后、3 个月和 6 个月之后，使用量表对性健康和生殖健康知识和行为进行评估。研究人员使用 SPSS 25 版对所获得的数据进行了统计检验和协方差分析：参与者的男女比例几乎相等（49.4%、50.6%）。平均年龄为（20.42 ± 1.14）岁。干预组学生的性健康知识问卷（SHKQ）平均得分从（21.20±0.14）分提高到（35.20±0.07）分，生殖健康量表（RHS）平均得分从（130.56±0.55）分提高到（147.90±0.25）分。与对照组相比，性健康知识问卷（SHKQ）和生殖健康量表（RHS）的平均得分均有显著提高：研究结果表明，性健康和生殖健康同伴教育方法在传播性行为知识方面发挥着重要作用。建议卫生和教育政策制定者开展性健康和生殖健康同伴教育。

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Journal of Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

6.40

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2.60%

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123

期刊介绍： The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances.