Relationship between Health Literacy insexuality education with the sexual behavior of secondary school students, Chonburi Province.

Abstract

     This survey research by cross-sectional study aimed to study relationship between Health Literacy in sexual education with the sexual behavior among secondary school students in Chonburi Province. The sample group was 596 students in Mathayoms 1 - 6, academic year 2023, in Chonburi Province. Data were collected using a questionnaire on the relationship between knowledge of sexual education and life skills and sexual behavior of secondary school students. Chonburi. Province Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. and find relationships using chi - square test statistics.
     The results of the study found that the majority of the sample were male, 57.2% aged 15-19 years, with an average age of 15.38 years (SD = 1.74). Sexual education knowledge is at good level percent (= 4.10, SD= 0.56). When classily by aspect. Behavior aspect is at good level 507 people, 85.1 percent (=4.43, SD = 0.62). Decision aspect is at good level, 521 people, 87.4 percent (= 4.32, SD = 0.61). Understanding aspect is at good level 441 people, 70.4 percent (= 4.10, SD = 0.80). Sexual behavior aspect is at relatively Moderate level, 289 people, 48.5 percent (= 3.50, SD = 0.91). Sexual health literacy was associated with student^,s sexual behavior. Knowledge of sexuality education has a statistically significant relationship with students' sexual behavior (p < 0.001).