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Article: Comprehensive sexuality education in Hong Kong: study protocol for process and outcome evaluation

TitleComprehensive sexuality education in Hong Kong: study protocol for process and outcome evaluation
Authors
KeywordsSex education
Sexual health
Adolescent behaviour
Health promoting school
Issue Date2021
PublisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/
Citation
BMC Public Health, 2021, v. 21 n. 1, p. article no. 197 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground Hong Kong lacks comprehensive school-based sexuality education. Recent public health concerns have brought the inadequacies of sex education in Hong Kong to the forefront. The aim of the proposed study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive school-based sexuality education program in Hong Kong. Methods The proposed study is a prospective longitudinal study implemented in six secondary schools in Hong Kong over two academic years. The study adopts an ecological approach providing informational workshops for students, teachers and school management, social workers and guidance counsellors and parents. Study outcomes will be evaluated through pre- and post-tests. Results Key outcomes of interest among students include sexual health knowledge, awareness of values motivating healthy sexual decisions, understanding and efficacy of sexual communication and intention to use contraception. Among school employees and parents key outcomes include self-efficacy to engage in sexual health discussions with students/children, sexual health knowledge and awareness of Hong Kong community sexual health resources. Conclusions The proposed study will result in the development of a tested school-based culturally relevant comprehensive sexual health education program. Ultimately, this program aims to not only empower adolescents and their trusted adults in building a supportive environment for sexual health promotion but also construct a learning network to generate longitudinal evidence for the effectiveness of comprehensive sexuality education in improving sexual health outcomes. The program has the potential for expansion through widespread adoption in Hong Kong schools to benefit more adolescents and reduce the medical and societal burdens related to crisis pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and sexual abuse.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/295822
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.253
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dc.contributor.authorAndres, EB-
dc.contributor.authorChoi, EPH-
dc.contributor.authorFung, AWC-
dc.contributor.authorLau, KWC-
dc.contributor.authorNg, NHT-
dc.contributor.authorYeung, M-
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, JM-
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-08T08:14:30Z-
dc.date.available2021-02-08T08:14:30Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health, 2021, v. 21 n. 1, p. article no. 197-
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/295822-
dc.description.abstractBackground Hong Kong lacks comprehensive school-based sexuality education. Recent public health concerns have brought the inadequacies of sex education in Hong Kong to the forefront. The aim of the proposed study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive school-based sexuality education program in Hong Kong. Methods The proposed study is a prospective longitudinal study implemented in six secondary schools in Hong Kong over two academic years. The study adopts an ecological approach providing informational workshops for students, teachers and school management, social workers and guidance counsellors and parents. Study outcomes will be evaluated through pre- and post-tests. Results Key outcomes of interest among students include sexual health knowledge, awareness of values motivating healthy sexual decisions, understanding and efficacy of sexual communication and intention to use contraception. Among school employees and parents key outcomes include self-efficacy to engage in sexual health discussions with students/children, sexual health knowledge and awareness of Hong Kong community sexual health resources. Conclusions The proposed study will result in the development of a tested school-based culturally relevant comprehensive sexual health education program. Ultimately, this program aims to not only empower adolescents and their trusted adults in building a supportive environment for sexual health promotion but also construct a learning network to generate longitudinal evidence for the effectiveness of comprehensive sexuality education in improving sexual health outcomes. The program has the potential for expansion through widespread adoption in Hong Kong schools to benefit more adolescents and reduce the medical and societal burdens related to crisis pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and sexual abuse.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/-
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Public Health-
dc.rightsBMC Public Health. Copyright © BioMed Central Ltd.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectSex education-
dc.subjectSexual health-
dc.subjectAdolescent behaviour-
dc.subjectHealth promoting school-
dc.titleComprehensive sexuality education in Hong Kong: study protocol for process and outcome evaluation-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailAndres, EB: eandres@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChoi, EPH: ephchoi@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailJohnston, JM: jjohnsto@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityJohnston, JM=rp00375-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-021-10253-6-
dc.identifier.pmid33482802-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC7820515-
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dc.identifier.hkuros321102-
dc.identifier.volume21-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 197-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 197-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000613072600006-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-

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