Cross-sectional survey reveals moderate sexuality education knowledge among senior secondary students, suggesting opportunities to enhance adolescent reproductive health curricula.
Key Points
To assess senior secondary school students' knowledge regarding sexuality education to clarify decision-making and minimize risks such as unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey using structured questionnaires administered to senior secondary school students selected via multi-stage sampling (N=150) in Nigeria.
Analyzed demographic characteristics and knowledge scores using descriptive frequency distributions, percentages, and statistical association testing.
Good sexuality education knowledge was reported in 64% of respondents (n=96), whereas 36% (n=54) exhibited poor knowledge.
No statistically significant association was observed between selected sociodemographic characteristics and the level of knowledge (p > 0.05).