=0.006) was a negative predictor of such demand. Conclusions The parents in Xichang city have high demand for the sexuality education training of young children but limited ways to knowledge sources.It is recommended that sexuality education training courses both online and offline should be developed according to the characteristics of parents' needs,and the contents,methods,and ways of health education should be optimized.Special attention should be paid to the health education for male parents,parents with low educational attainment,parents with a passive attitude,and parents who have cognitive misunderstandings about or lack knowledge of children's sexuality education.Efforts should be made to popularize sexuality education knowledge,enhance parents' ability to conduct sexuality education for young children,and improve the quality of family sexuality education through home-school cooperation,thus creating a healthy growth environment for young children.
Li et al. (2026) studied this question.