Early Sex Education Research Articles

Psikoedukasi Pendidikan Sek Guna Mencegah Kekerasan Seksual Pada Anak Tunawisma

The phenomenon of sexual violence against children is increasing, demanding serious attention in prevention efforts. Psychoeducation regarding sex education for children, especially homeless people, is important to equip them with the knowledge and skills to protect themselves. This program aims to provide information about types of sexual violence, signs, and how to protect yourself. The methods used include providing materials, motivation and mentoring, with a focus on an interactive and inclusive approach. Results showed increased children's knowledge about reproductive health and ability to identify dangerous situations. Support from parents and the community is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment. It is hoped that this collaboration can reduce the risk of dangerous sexual behavior and increase collective awareness about the importance of early sex education.

Penggunaan Media Ritatoon untuk Meningkatkan Pengetahuan Seksual Anak Usia Dini

Purpose – Knowledge of sexuality is crucial from an early age because it can help children avoid sexual harassment and prevent gender bias. This study aims to find out whether Ritatoon media can affect sexual knowledge of children aged 5 to 6 years in PAUD Melati 2 in Jambi City.Method – The research was conducted using a pre-experimental design of One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design, total sampling, and a non-probability approach, purposive sampling type. The data analysis techniques used included t-test hypothesis testing with prerequisite tests of homogeneity and normality..Findings – The research results show that the average pre-test score is 15.111 and the average post-test score is 21.889 with a total score of 197. The t test results show that the value of t count is 30,500, which is the same as the t table of 2.365, so t count > t table shows that there is The influence is on strong interpretation with a value of 3.17 which is in the range > 1.00 with strong interpretation (Strong Effect). Calculated results showed that the average pre-test score was 15.111 with a total score of 136, and the average post-test score was 21.889 with a total score of 197. The average final test score was higher than the average initial test score of 6.778, which shows that Ritatoon media has an impact on children's sexual educationResearch Implications – The study's findings suggest that ritatoon media can be utilized as a teaching tool to help kids between the ages of five and six build their sexual literacy by giving them more insight into and information about learning activities that can help them become more sexually knowledgeable. via media and education, and serve as a resource for educators doing exercises aimed at promoting early sexual education.

Development of Body Safety Module Among Elementary School Students: Perception of Effectiveness on SDGS

Objective: Sexual education for children is crucial as it aids in their understanding and appreciation of their bodies. This research aims to develop a Body Safety Module as a teaching tool for primary school students. The modules were analyzed to determine perception of usability as well as their effectiveness. Methods: This study focuses on design and development research, adopting the five phases in the ADDIE model for the module development process. To evaluate the module’s effectiveness, 205 respondents were randomly chosen to complete a questionnaire. Furthermore, an additional 71 pupils participated in pre- and post-effectiveness tests. This study examined three specific aspects of validity: content validity, questionnaire validity, and the effectiveness of pre and post-test. Results and conclusion: The module received extensive professional review and agreement, showing a 93.73% agreement on the validity of the content. Meanwhile, the test of the effectiveness of the module using questionnaires reflected a validity rate of 93.3%. The questionnaire also demonstrated a high level of reliability (α = 0.766). Data analysis was performed using inferential statistics (T-test) and descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation). When assessing student perceptions of the module, a moderate level of agreement was found across various aspects: design (M 2.67, SD 0.51), satisfaction (M 2.36, SD 0.67), and usability (M 2.69, SP 0.52). There was a significant difference in mean scores between the control and treatment groups in post-test results. In this aspect, the Body Safety Module proved more effective than traditional textbooks for students. As a result, this module is an appropriate teaching tool for elementary school students. Research Implications: This module serves a broader purpose than merely a teaching tool; it is suitable for children aged from 7 to 12 years old. This early sexual education module delivers crucial knowledge and awareness, empowering children to protect their precious bodies and recognize sexual harassment instances. Gender equality is closely linked to the prevention of sexual harassment and abuse. The Body Safety Module addresses these issues by fostering awareness among children, regardless of gender, about their rights and boundaries.

The Representation of Sexuality in the Film Dua Garis Biru (A Cinematic Narrative and Media Aesthetic Analysis)

Film is a cinematographic work that not only presents captivating audiovisual elements but also serves as a medium for artistic and cultural expression, often addressing important issues. Dua Garis Biru is a film that boldly tackles social issues still considered taboo in Indonesia, such as early marriage and sexual education. This research aims to analyze the representation of these issues through the character Dara, using a semiotic approach. The focus is on how audiovisual elements—narrative, visuals, and sound—contribute to conveying messages about sexuality and sexual education within the social and cultural context of Indonesia. The research method employed is qualitative, involving an in-depth analysis of cinematic narrative and media aesthetics. The findings explore how Dua Garis Biru portrays issues of sexuality outside the context of marriage through dialogue, visual symbols, and the use of sound elements that strengthen characterization and atmosphere, providing deeper insight into the themes presented in the film.

Exploring the Experiences of Muslim Early Childhood Educators in Teaching Sexuality Education

Early childhood sexuality education is essential for safeguarding young children against inappropriate sexual content and potential abuse. This study underscores the importance of such education within the context of Muslim teachers. The primary objective of this research is to gain insights into the practical implementation of sexuality education during early childhood. The study encompasses the participation of 248 Muslim early childhood teachers. By collecting open-ended inquiries, analyzing responses verbatim, and categorizing the results, the research illuminates the multifaceted responsibilities of these teachers. Their roles include providing guidance on toileting, mitigating self-touch behaviors, addressing sexual curiosity, promoting genital health and hygiene, preventing sexual harassment, and recognizing the spectrum of gender roles. The findings highlight the urgency of developing a well-structured curriculum, fostering collaboration between parents and teachers, providing specialized teacher training, promoting a positive public perception of sexuality education, and ensuring substantial government involvement in early childhood sexual education.

Tunisian parents’ expectations and approaches regarding sex education of their children according to their age: a cross-sectional study

IntroductionAdolescents often lack vital information for making wise sexual and reproductive decisions, leading to risks like abuse, unwanted pregnancies, and infections. Comprehensive, early, and age-appropriate sex education is crucial. While parents should play a significant role, many underestimate their responsibility. The perception of sex education is changing, with younger parents being more open to participating in their children’s education.ObjectivesThis study compares the approaches of Tunisian parents with adolescent and pre-adolescent children towards sex education.MethodsThis study used a cross-sectional design to collect data from Tunisian parents of children between the ages of 1 to 18 using an online survey. Two groups were recruited based on the age of their children, one group had parents of children younger than 10 years old, and the other had parents of adolescents. The survey included questions about the participants’ demographics, approach to sex education, reasons for their approach, and opinions on sex-related education in public schools. The survey was anonymous and confidential, and data were collected from January to March 2023 through various social media platforms.Results This study surveyed 232 Tunisian parents with children between the ages of 1 and 18, divided into two groups based on the age of their children. The majority of participants were female (62.1%) and married (81.9%). The majority of participants in both groups agreed that sex education is important and indispensable, but only 54.7% of parents in the older children group responded positively to teaching sexual education as an independent subject. There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding their opinions about the appropriate age of sexual education for their children, and who they think should discuss sexual and reproductive health with young people. Most participants indicated that the human body and its development, sexual and reproductive health, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and infections, contraception as well as puberty are the most important subjects to be addressed. Sexuality and sexual behaviors, the concepts of violence and safety, interpersonal relationships, consent, insults, harassment, and sexist cyberbullying were less frequently mentioned.ConclusionsIn conclusion, this study highlights the importance of sex education in Tunisia. Parents in both groups support it but differ on timing and integration. Barriers like communication challenges and religious beliefs exist. These insights can guide tailored sex education programs for Tunisian parents, promoting youth sexual and reproductive health.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

ANALYSIS OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEX EDUCATION AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS

Early sex education for children is very important to prevent sexual violence, but many parents believe that sex education for children is taboo. This research aims to find out what factors are related to parents' sex education practices for elementary school children. This research was conducted at Rural area. This research is descriptive analytical with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were parents of students. The sample was selected using a purposive sampling method resulting in 171 respondents. Data collection uses a questionnaire. The data analysis SPSS. The conclusion of this research, factors related to the implementation of parental sex education for elementary school children the first factor is parents' education and age, the second factor is parents' knowledge, and the third factor is parents' experience. The parents will increase information about early sex education for children, so that parents have good knowledge about sex education.

Relationship between Affective Function and Family Socialization Function with Young Women's Courtship Behavior

Courtship in deviant adolescents is characterized by kissing, hugging, and having sexual relations outside marriage. Family closeness and parenting should be able to minimize the occurrence of deviant dating behavior in adolescents. This study aimed to determine the relationship between family affective function and family socialization function in adolescent girls' courtship behavior. This research method is quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study was all grade 7and grade 8 girls of junior high school in Jember, with 226 female students. The sample of this study a mounted to 144 female students. This study used a purposive sampling technique. The independent variable is the affective function of the family and the socialization function of the family; the dependent variable is the courtship behavior of adolescent girls. Data collection in this study used questionnaires on respondent characteristics, family affective function, family socialization function,and dating behavior that had been tested for validity and reliability. The study was analyzed using Fisher's statistical test. The results of this study showed that the affective function of the family functioned as much (95.1%), the family socialization function functioned as much (93.8%), thecourtship behavior of adolescent girls was at risk (58.3%), there was no relationship between the affective function of the family and the dating behavior of young women, and there was no relationship between the function of family socialization and the dating behavior of young women. Young women should have knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about good reproductive health to avoid risky dating behaviors. Families should maintain optimization of affective function and socialization function in the family and maintain a good friendship environment in young women. Families should also provide early sexuality education to children to prevent risky dating behavior.

PENINGKATAN KESADARAN REMAJA TERKAIT HIV MELALUI PENDIDIKAN SEKSUAL SEJAK DINIeness regarding HIV through Early Sex Education

The HIV problem in Indonesia continues to increase every year. This increase is due to the lack of knowledge about HIV in society, especially in adolescent. Increasing adolescent knowledge is important because adolescents are the age stage most vulnerable to engaging in HIV risk behavior. One of the education that can be provided is sexual education. This education is important to increase understanding about sexuality, sexual diseases and risky sexual behavior for adolescent. After being given education, it is hoped that adolescent will be able to recognize and avoid HIV risk behavior. The aim of this activity is to provide education to adolescent to avoid risky actions and avoid HIV transmission.
 The implementation method is carried out by providing education to adolescent at secondary school level aged 15-19 years. Education is carried out by providing lectures and video presentations explaining sexual education. This action was carried out in 2 meetings. At each meeting, a pre-post test is given with questions to assess teenagers' understanding.
 The results of implementing early sexual education for adolescent found that 32 teenagers took part in the activity. After being given the questionnaire, there was an increase in knowledge before the education and after the education. Apart from that, when measuring the experience and satisfaction of teenagers after being educated, it was found that teenagers felt afraid of HIV transmission but were not afraid of HIV sufferers. 100% of teenagers say staying away from their actions is an important key in preventing HIV. 100% of teenagers are satisfied with the education provided. The results of the knowledge evaluation showed that 93.75% of teenagers understood the material provided. There are still teenagers who don't understand because in the middle of the process there are obstacles in absorbing information because these teenagers have to attend other activities.

SONG “KU JAGA DIRIKU”: PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDREN

Cases of sexual abuse against children have increased by 43% from 2022. Sexual education in early childhood should no longer be considered a taboo. Instead, early childhood sexual education can be an effort that deserves support from various parties. Pekanbaru City as the capital of Riau Province still has cases of sexual violence against children. This problem motivated the service team to carry out community service in the form of sexual education through songs for children at Akramunnas Islamic Kindergarten. The service activity begins with an initial evaluation of body parts. Education is provided with multimedia, children and teachers are invited to sing together. At the end of the activity, a final evaluation was conducted. There is an increase in children's understanding of their body awareness and actions that must be taken if they experience potential sexual abuse. It can be concluded that the song "Ku Jaga Diriku" can be a medium for sexual education in early childhood, it is hoped that this song education can be socialized for the prevention of violence against children.

Implementing Early Sexual Education as a Preventive Measure against Sexual Harassment in Children

Educational Institutions must address the rising incidence of sexual harassment against children by systematic prevention measures, such as the early introduction of sexual education. Conducting this research is crucial in order to ascertain the extent to which early childhood education institutions are implementing sexual education at a young age in accordance with children's developmental stages and in a consistent effort to prevent sexual harassment against children. The research employed a qualitative descriptive technique, conducted between July and September 2023. The subject of this study is the classroom teacher, while the informants are the curriculum teacher, the health-responsible teacher, and the school principal of BA Aisiyah Cawas. The methods employed for data collection encompassed observation, interviews, and documentation. To verify the validity of the research data, the researchers used the techniques of method triangulation and source triangulation. Meanwhile, data analysis methods include condensation, presentation, and conclusion drawing. The findings of this study indicate that Early Childhood Education Institutions can effectively reduce sexual harassment by adopting comprehensive sexual education programs that specifically target early-stage sexual education. The implemented measures encompass acquainting children with anatomical structures and their respective functions, instructing children on independent genital hygiene (toilet training), educating children on permissible and impermissible contact with body parts, segregating sleeping arrangements by gender, exemplifying healthy interpersonal relationships, fostering adherence to hygienic practices, and imparting knowledge on safeguarding oneself against sexual harassment. Keywords: Prevention strategies, sexual harassment, sexual education & children.

Research on Early Childhood Sexual Education in China

Traditional Chinese ideology and social customs have exerted a certain influence on the field of sex education. Sex education has long been regarded as a sensitive and taboo subject, causing many Chinese to remain silent on the issue or to regard it as an unspeakable secret. As a result of this phenomenon, China has been relatively weak in terms of children's sex education, and even in some areas, sex education is almost blank. Nevertheless, the importance of children's sex education cannot be overstated. For children, recognizing their own bodies, understanding the concept of gender, learning to protect themselves, and developing good habits are all crucial life skills. This study adopted the literature analysis method to read and analyze the relevant research literature in depth, and to explore how to improve children's sexuality education in China from the three levels of society, family, and school. This will not only help children establish a correct concept of sexual knowledge, but also enable them to better understand and accept sex in the future, thus avoiding the possible psychological pressure and distress caused by a lack of sexual knowledge. The conclusion of this study emphasizes that only through the joint efforts of society, schools and families can a comprehensive improvement in children's sex education be achieved.

The Correlation of Self-Experience with Sex Education in Parents of Preschool-Aged Children In Paud Al-Irsyad Sumedang Regency

Background: Sex education for preschool is appropriate to prevent sexual violence. Teachers and parents can work together. But, one phenomenon from parents is taboo for given sex education to early childhood. Several factors that influence of implemented is perceptions of behavioral control. One thing that influences that is self-experience.Objective: The purpose of this study was to analysis correlation of self-experience and sex education in parents of preschool-aged children.Methods: The design of this study was observational analytic with a cross sectional approach. The population is 30 parents who have children aged 3-6 years in PAUD Al-Irsyad through total sampling. The research instrument used a primary data collection questionnaire. Data analysis was performed univariate and bivariate using the chi-square test. Results: The results showed that 56,7 %had provided sex education. The chi-square test showed p value 1,000 > α= 0,050.Conclusion: There is no relationship between parents’ self-experience and the implementation of sex education in preschool. This can encourage further studies of other factors, so that dominant factors can be found that encourage parents to carry our early sex education.

Guiding with wisdom: a model for early childhood sexual education classroom management

Effective sex education plays a crucial role in providing children with a healthy understanding of sexuality, yet there persist various issues related to sex education in kindergarten. Classroom management challenges also represent significant obstacles that need to be addressed for the successful implementation of sex education. Within educational institutions like Ceria Timoho Kindergarten, the role of teachers in delivering sex education remains pivotal. This research aims to identify classroom management patterns used in providing sex education to children at Ceria Timoho Kindergarten through a qualitative approach involving observation, documentation, and interviews. Data analysis employed qualitative analysis methods. The research results reveal that the classroom management model for sex education emphasizes student-centric approaches that consider individual needs, holistic strategies encompassing emotional, social, and ethical aspects, the selection of age-appropriate teaching methods, the importance of effective communication, and the necessity for thorough evaluation to ensure age-appropriate understanding. These findings offer valuable insights into the significance of effective sex education in helping children comprehend and respect their sexuality, fostering emotional and physical awareness, and promoting overall well-being.

Parents' role in early sex education introduction for childhood in Taman Pintar Daycare Banda Aceh

Early sex education is an important thing to give to the individual since their childhood as the preventive action of doing immoral behavior that happening nowadays. Giving sex education for children is the responsibility of all parties, such as parents, teachers, societies, and government. This study aims at constructing the role of parents in introducing early sex education for early childhood and to find out the supporting and inhibiting factors of parents in introducing early sex education in Taman Pintar day care Banda Aceh, Indonesia. By using a qualitative descriptive method, the study collected the data through in-depth interview and documentation. The informants are parents who have children aged 4-5 years with total of 8 people. Data analysis used in this study is reduce data, data collection, data presentation and conclusions drawing. The results of this study indicate that the role of parents in introducing early sex education in children aged 4-5 years is very important. They are the closest people to the children, so that parents can be the first source of information for children and can be a model for their children. The supporting factors are parental education, modelling healthy behavior and , media content. While the inhibiting factors are fear of premature knowledge and lack of parental education.

HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP ORANG TUA DENGAN PENCEGAHAN KEKERASAN SEKSUAL PADA ANAK

Background: Sexual violence against children is a very serious problem. One way that can be done to prevent it is to involve parents as the closest people to children who have a very important role in preventing sexual violence with an adequate level of knowledge and attitude. Object: To find out whether there is a relationship between parents' knowledge and attitudes with the prevention of sexual violence in children aged 6-12 years in Rangas. Methods: Descriptive analytic with a cross sectional study approach, the number of respondents is 41 people using the Purposive Sampling sample selection technique. Data collection using a questionnaire. Results: data analysis concluded that 70.7% of respondents had good knowledge, 29.3% of respondents had sufficient knowledge and 95.1% of respondents had good attitudes. Statistical test results for knowledge obtained a value of ρ = 0.734 > α = 0.05, for attitudes obtained a value of ρ = 0.453 <α = 0.05. Conclusion: knowledge and attitudes of parents do not have a significant relationship with the prevention of sexual violence in children, because the level of education of parents is still low so that attitudes are not formed that can be shown to families, especially children, do not have the ability to shape behavior to conduct early sexual education in children and considers that giving explanations to children about the positive and negative impacts of sexual health is taboo.

Early Sex Education in Nigeria(Overview)

The focus of this study was to investigate the impact of Early sex education in Nigeria. The results revealed that there are Outbreaks and Haigh rates of sexual embarrassment like Firebreaks in the forest, problems, misuse of sex, high teenage pregnancies and abortion, and inadequate information on sex. Sex education is a vital aspect of the health education curriculum. It provides factual knowledge to assist parents and teachers, children and adolescents to avoid sex-related problems. The knowledge also includes ways of helping children develop self-respect, sexual understanding, define the values of interpersonal relationships and strengthen communication skills in sex and education. This promotes a wholesome and stable sex life. Parents and teachers must acquire a scientific, social, and psychological understanding of the need for sex education. The sexual revolutions among contemporary youths recommend sex education as an imperative for adolescents that should be protected from the harmful effects of deviant sexual behaviors.

Collaborative Governance dalam Upaya Pencegahan Pernikahan Anak Usia Dini di Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu

This research was conducted to find out Collaborative Governance in efforts to prevent early marriage in Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. The increase in early marriage in Ogan Komering Ulu district has made the government collaborate in overcoming this problem. In this research, the research method used is descriptive-qualitative with data collection techniques such as interviews, observation and documentation.In this study, Miles and Huberman latest analysis method was use with Atlas.ti software. This research uses Ansell and Gash's (2008) Collaborative Governance theory with four variables, namely initial conditions, facilitative leadership, institutional design, and collaboration process. The results of this study show that Collaborative Governance in efforts to prevent early marriage in Ogan Komering Ulu District is still not running optimally. This is because face-to-face dialog and leadership roles are still not optimal. Although, this collaboration is able to reduce the number of early marriages in Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. Based on the results of the data analysis conducted, the suggestion that the author can give is to increase socialization or counseling to the wider community by utilizing current technology such as social media regarding the impact of early marriage and sex education and making agenda settings so that face-to-face dialogue continues to run optimally.

Optimizing Sexual Education in Students SD Negeri 43 Pekanbaru City

It is very important to introduce sex education to early childhood in order to protect children from violence or sexual abuse and bridge children's curiosity about things that lead to vulgarity. Sexuality education for children should be given when children ask questions related to this. Many of the research results suggest early sexuality education through activities in the community, especially in the world of education, bearing in mind that there are still many cases of sexual violence against children and continue to increase, plus in this modern era there are still many parents who are taboo about giving sex education to their children. their children, so it is expected that there is a need to optimize sex education. SD Negeri 43 Pekanbaru as a partner is one of the schools in the city of Pekanbaru, based on the discussion, the school said that sex education had never been carried out for their students and they would very much welcome anyone providing education about sexuality. The solution offered is by providing information about sex education through counseling and games methods, to determine the success of the education is carried out by giving pre-test and post-test before and after education. The pre and post-results show that there is a change in the mean between the pre-test and post-test with a difference of 0.404. Based on the statistical results, it was found that the p-value was 0.042, which was less than 0.05. It can be concluded that there is a difference between the value of sex education during the pre-test and post-test.

Factors Affecting Parents' Knowledge Level In Providing Early Childhood Sexual Education

Introduction: In 2017, Indonesia were the most victims of sexual violence in children who were attending kindergarten or elementary school (1,443 children), while in Cirebon Regency there was an increase in the incidence of child sexual violence in 2018 and 2019. The aim : to find out what factors affect the level of knowledge parents in providing early childhood sexual education. Method :Using cross sectional technique, the population is all parents and students who are actively attending school as many as 43 respondents, using total sampling technique. Data analysis used frequency distribution and Chi Square test. Result : The last education of the majority of respondents was secondary as much as 22 (51.2%). The majority of respondents do not work as much as 23 (53.5%). The majority of respondents were exposed to information as much as 31 (72.1%). The knowledge of the majority of respondents is good as much as 35 (81.4%). For bivariate analysis of statistical test results with Chi Square test between the latest education, occupation, and information exposure with the level of knowledge of parents obtained p-values ​​of 0.026, 0.014. and 0.004 (<0.05). Conclusion: There is a close relationship between recent education, employment, and information exposure with parental knowledge in providing early childhood sexual education.