Assessment of Knowledge of Sexuality Education Among Senior Secondary School Students at Brentale Academy, Benin City, Nigeria

This study was conducted to assess students' knowledge of sexuality at Brentale Academy, Ugbor, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. The purpose of this research is to help students learn the social norms and cultural mores of intimacy and to identify ways to minimize sexual risks, such as unplanned pregnancy, abortion, HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases. The significance of this paper is to familiarize students with evidence-based, comprehensive sexual information to guide and clarify their choices and decision-making in sexual matters, which will foster their well-being in all aspects and promote interaction with socio-cultural and religious factors. Research methodology adopted was a cross-sectional survey, and the administration of questionnaires to respondents. Students were selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. A total of 150 questionnaires was distributed among respondents, data generated was analyzed using frequency distribution and percentages. The preliminary findings described that the students were more female than of males, and a majority of the students were between the ages 13-15. Also, there were more Christians than any other religion in the school. Those who had a good knowledge about sex education were 96 (64%), and those with poor knowledge were 54 (36%). No statistically significant association was observed between the selected socio-demographic characteristics and level of knowledge (p > .05). Conclusion: Sexuality education provide information that has been adopted to assist adolescents and young people to gain positive views of intimate relationships to promote their skills and awareness on sexual health to make sound decisions now and in the future.