@article{ref1,
title="The need for nurse interventions in sex education in adolescents",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Slamková, Alica and Pavelová, Ľuboslava and Solgajová, Andrea and Zrubcová, Dana and Slezáková, Zuzana and Archalousová, Alexandra and Krištofová, Erika and Spáčilová, Zuzana",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="e492-e492",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Developmentally appropriate evidence-based sexual health education should be included as part of a comprehensive school health education program and be  accessible to all students. The registered school nurse is a valuable resource to  parents and educators in this area and supports the implementation of evidence-based  sexual health education programs that promote healthy sexual development for  adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: The research group consisted of 438 adolescents aged 12 to 15  years in a selected region in Slovakia, 186 boys and 252 girls. Average age of the  girls was 13.2 and the boys 13.3 years. A nurse-a specialist in community  nursing-collected the data using a self-designed questionnaire. The questions  evaluated by the five-point Likert scale focused on finding out the knowledge and  attitudes of adolescents to the role of school nurses regarding sexuality and  reproductive health. <br><br>RESULTS were analyzed using parametric comparison tests with  significance value 0.05: Student t-test for independent samples. <br><br>RESULTS: The girls  and the boys most often drew information on sexuality and reproductive health from  their parents and friends. The evaluation of the adolescents' views on who should be  a competent professional in the field of sexual education at schools found  statistically significant differences between the boys and girls. For the boys and  girls, a sexologist received the most significant assessment of competence. The  interest in a school nurse in a school environment would be statistically  significantly more appreciated by the girls compared to the boys, not just for  solving problems related to healthy lifestyle, but also regarding sexuality,  parenting and marriage. The adolescents consider the education for marriage and  parenthood as the least discussed issue at present. In evaluating topics the  adolescents would discuss, there were statistically significant differences between  the boys and girls. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A community or school nurse would also be able to  successfully perform sexual education at schools. In Slovakia, this applied nursing  discipline is lacking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18020492",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020492"
}