Dana Nindrea Ricvan, Yulia Darma Ika
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Padang, Bukittinggi, Indonesia, 26181.
Department of Midwifery, Universitas Syedza Saintika, Padang, Indonesia, 25132.
Afr J Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 25;19(1):57-63. doi: 10.21010/Ajidv19i1.7. eCollection 2025.
Adolescence is a crucial stage for developing behaviors that impact long-term sexual and reproductive health, particularly in LMICs like Indonesia.This study examined the relationship between sexual education, self-efficacy, and awareness of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) prevention among secondary school students in Padang City, Indonesia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 254 students aged 12-15 years, using self-administered questionnaires and a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM).
SEM revealed significant relationships between self-efficacy and STDs prevention (β=0.528, P<0.001), self-efficacy and sexual education (β=0.220, P=0.001), and sexual education and STDs prevention (β=0.218, P=0.001).
These findings highlight the importance of self-efficacy as a mediator in enhancing the effectiveness of sexual education programs, suggesting that boosting students' confidence in their ability to protect themselves can improve STDs prevention behaviors.
青春期是养成影响长期性健康和生殖健康行为的关键阶段,在印度尼西亚等低收入和中等收入国家尤其如此。本研究调查了印度尼西亚巴东市中学生的性教育、自我效能感与性传播疾病(STD)预防意识之间的关系。
采用自填式问卷和多阶段分层整群抽样技术,对254名12至15岁的学生进行了横断面研究。使用结构方程模型(SEM)进行数据分析。
结构方程模型显示自我效能感与性传播疾病预防之间存在显著关系(β=0.528,P<0.001),自我效能感与性教育之间存在显著关系(β=0.220,P=0.001),性教育与性传播疾病预防之间存在显著关系(β=0.218,P=0.001)。
这些发现凸显了自我效能感作为增强性教育项目有效性的中介因素的重要性,表明增强学生保护自己能力的信心可以改善性传播疾病预防行为。