ERIC Number: EJ1254252
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
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Prevention of Chlamydia Infections with Theater in School Sex Education
Jerlström, Charlotta; Adolfsson, Annsofie
Journal of School Nursing, v36 n3 p203-211 Jun 2020
The aim of the study was to evaluate if an intervention including theater in school sex education affects students' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding condom use in Sweden. The study was a cluster randomized controlled trial. The intervention group got a play, value exercises, chlamydia games, condom school, and interactive replay with professional actors and staff from a youth guidance center. The control group got standard sex education from school staff. Students in both groups answered web surveys on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding condom use. Posteducation, knowledge on condom use, chlamydia, and protection had increased in both groups. However, students in the intervention group showed higher levels of knowledge, improved attitudes, and less risky behavior in regard to condom use compared to the control group. The intervention titled SAFETY seemed to be a beneficial supplement to standard sex education and more effective with regard to knowledge of condom use.
Descriptors: Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Intervention, Sexuality, Student Attitudes, Contraception, Comparative Analysis, Psychoeducational Methods, Risk, Health Behavior, Safety, Sex Education, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Interaction, Theater Arts, School Nurses, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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