Department for Behavioural Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2022 Jul;35(4):1059-1070. doi: 10.1111/jar.12962. Epub 2021 Nov 20.
Norwegian social educator students' attitudes towards addressing sexual health are unknown, even if their future clients often have needs related to sexual issues.
To investigate social educator students' readiness to address sexual health in their future profession.
In 2019, 213 social educator students (response rate 34%) responded to the Students' Attitudes towards addressing Sexual Health Extended online questionnaire.
Most of the social educator students felt comfortable and ready to address sexual health in their future profession, but thought they had insufficient competence and education concerning sexual health. There were gender and age differences when discussing sexual health among persons with intellectual disabilities.
Despite most Norwegian social educator students feeling ready to address sexual health, they needed additional competences and education. Further research is needed concerning the effectiveness of educational interventions targeting competence in sexual health, to ensure sufficient support for clients in this field.
挪威社会教育专业学生对解决性健康问题的态度尚不清楚，尽管他们未来的客户通常有与性问题相关的需求。
调查社会教育专业学生在未来职业中解决性健康问题的准备情况。
2019 年，213 名社会教育专业学生（回应率 34%）回答了《学生对解决性健康问题的态度扩展在线问卷》。
大多数社会教育专业学生对在未来职业中解决性健康问题感到舒适和有准备，但认为他们在性健康方面的能力和教育不足。在讨论智障人士的性健康问题时，存在性别和年龄差异。
尽管大多数挪威社会教育专业学生准备好解决性健康问题，但他们需要额外的能力和教育。需要进一步研究针对性健康能力的教育干预措施的有效性，以确保在这一领域为客户提供足够的支持。
