4 research outputs found
Analysis of contents about sexuality and human reproduction in school textbooks in Spain
Objectives:
The spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in adolescents and teenage pregnancy rates are increasing. A decrease in the average age of youth鈥檚 first sexual experience is also being noted. Sexual education programs in schools have an important role to play in addressing these issues. The objective of this study is to analyze the content of textbooks in the area of sexuality and human reproduction in order to evaluate the extent to which these textbooks promote healthy reproductive life styles, as well as risk behavior avoidance among the adolescent students.
Study design:
Descriptive study of school textbooks content.
Methods:
The study sample consisted of 12 textbooks (about 80% of all the textbooks) used in Spanish secondary school and edited in 2002. A content analysis evaluated the extent to which these books demonstrated reliable scientific information about: a) condom effectiveness; b) consequences, prevention, and treatment of STI; c) family planning methods; d) Assisted reproductive technologies and e) the promotion of healthy reproductive lifestyles.
Results:
All textbooks presented inaccurate information in the areas studied. Two hundred and eighty one quotes were identified that facilitated an incomplete perception of sexuality or enabled risky behavior. An average of 12.6 incorrect messages was identified in each textbook.
Conclusions:
The textbooks examined are neither appropriate nor comprehensive enough for adolescent education on issues of sexuality. Results suggest a need for alternative textbooks based on better scientific evidence. It is essential that textbooks empower adolescents to make healthy decisions through the promotion of useful life skills that provide a more integrated concept of sexuality. In any case, there is a need for approaches to sexual education to integrate values commonly held by parents of the youth that use such texts
La educaci贸n sexual en los textos escolares espa帽oles: evaluaci贸n de un texto alternativo
Junto al aumento de la utilizaci贸n de preservativos, asistimos tambi茅n al aumento de la transmisi贸n de infecciones de transmisi贸n sexual, al adelanto
en la edad de inicio de relaciones sexuales y al aumento de embarazos en adolescentes. En este sentido cobra especial importancia la educaci贸n sexual recibida en el
煤ltimo tramo de la educaci贸n obligatoria. Es importante, desde el punto de vista de la Salud P煤blica, desarrollar contenidos que permitan al alumno adquirir habilidades
sociales que le ayuden a tomar decisiones m谩s libres e informadas encaminadas a retrasar el inicio de las
relaciones sexuales. En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de la evaluaci贸n comparativa sobre los contenidos
de los libros escolares del 谩rea de Biolog铆a de 3潞 de la ESO en su cap铆tulo sobre sexualidad y reproducci贸n
humana con un texto escolar alternativo. Se eval煤a si posibilitan la consecuci贸n de los objetivos educativos se帽alados
en el curr铆culo y si promocionan estilos de vida saludables que lleguen a prevenir conductas de riesgo. ------------------------Together with the increase of condom use,
the spread of sexually transmitted infections, earlier ages
of sexual debut and pregnancies in teenagers are also
increasing. Sexual education in schools plays an important
role. It is therefore important, from a public health
point of view, to develop materials with contents that
can help students acquire the life skills that will enable
them to make free and informed decisions concerning
sexuality. In this study the results of a comparative evaluation
of different school texts with an alternative we
have elaborated for the area of sexuality and human reproduction
are presented. The extent to which these
books achieve official educational objectives, promote
healthy life styles and convey information enabling the
prevention of risky sexual behaviours was evaluated
Analysis of contents about sexuality and human reproduction in school textbooks in Spain
Objectives:
The spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in adolescents and teenage pregnancy rates are increasing. A decrease in the average age of youth鈥檚 first sexual experience is also being noted. Sexual education programs in schools have an important role to play in addressing these issues. The objective of this study is to analyze the content of textbooks in the area of sexuality and human reproduction in order to evaluate the extent to which these textbooks promote healthy reproductive life styles, as well as risk behavior avoidance among the adolescent students.
Study design:
Descriptive study of school textbooks content.
Methods:
The study sample consisted of 12 textbooks (about 80% of all the textbooks) used in Spanish secondary school and edited in 2002. A content analysis evaluated the extent to which these books demonstrated reliable scientific information about: a) condom effectiveness; b) consequences, prevention, and treatment of STI; c) family planning methods; d) Assisted reproductive technologies and e) the promotion of healthy reproductive lifestyles.
Results:
All textbooks presented inaccurate information in the areas studied. Two hundred and eighty one quotes were identified that facilitated an incomplete perception of sexuality or enabled risky behavior. An average of 12.6 incorrect messages was identified in each textbook.
Conclusions:
The textbooks examined are neither appropriate nor comprehensive enough for adolescent education on issues of sexuality. Results suggest a need for alternative textbooks based on better scientific evidence. It is essential that textbooks empower adolescents to make healthy decisions through the promotion of useful life skills that provide a more integrated concept of sexuality. In any case, there is a need for approaches to sexual education to integrate values commonly held by parents of the youth that use such texts
La educaci贸n sexual en los textos escolares espa帽oles: evaluaci贸n de un texto alternativo
Junto al aumento de la utilizaci贸n de preservativos, asistimos tambi茅n al aumento de la transmisi贸n de infecciones de transmisi贸n sexual, al adelanto
en la edad de inicio de relaciones sexuales y al aumento de embarazos en adolescentes. En este sentido cobra especial importancia la educaci贸n sexual recibida en el
煤ltimo tramo de la educaci贸n obligatoria. Es importante, desde el punto de vista de la Salud P煤blica, desarrollar contenidos que permitan al alumno adquirir habilidades
sociales que le ayuden a tomar decisiones m谩s libres e informadas encaminadas a retrasar el inicio de las
relaciones sexuales. En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de la evaluaci贸n comparativa sobre los contenidos
de los libros escolares del 谩rea de Biolog铆a de 3潞 de la ESO en su cap铆tulo sobre sexualidad y reproducci贸n
humana con un texto escolar alternativo. Se eval煤a si posibilitan la consecuci贸n de los objetivos educativos se帽alados
en el curr铆culo y si promocionan estilos de vida saludables que lleguen a prevenir conductas de riesgo. ------------------------Together with the increase of condom use,
the spread of sexually transmitted infections, earlier ages
of sexual debut and pregnancies in teenagers are also
increasing. Sexual education in schools plays an important
role. It is therefore important, from a public health
point of view, to develop materials with contents that
can help students acquire the life skills that will enable
them to make free and informed decisions concerning
sexuality. In this study the results of a comparative evaluation
of different school texts with an alternative we
have elaborated for the area of sexuality and human reproduction
are presented. The extent to which these
books achieve official educational objectives, promote
healthy life styles and convey information enabling the
prevention of risky sexual behaviours was evaluated