Developing, implementing and evaluating of the sexual health education program for high school students

In this research, the effect of sexual health education program on the 9th, 10th and 11th grade high school students' sexual health knowledge levels and attitudes toward sexual health have been investigated. Firstly, Sexual Health Knowledge and Attitude Inventory developed for measuring high school students sexual health knowledge levels and attitudes toward sexual health as a part of current study. Pretest – posttest – follow up test control group quasiexperimental design has been used in the research. Experiment group of the research was consisted of 9th, 10th and 11th grade students attending to Yahya Kerim Onart Technical and Vocational High School in Çeşme town of İzmir at 2013-2014 academic year. Control group of the research was consisted of 9th, 10th and 11th grade students attending to Bornova Altay Vocational High School for Trade, Vocational High School of Justice in Bornova town of İzmir at 2013-2014 academic year. Sexual health education program for high school which is composed of fourteen sessions were applied on experiment group 60 minutes in a week. On the other hand, control group has not been provided any treatment. Mixed Design (one between and one within factor) Repeated Measures ANOVA was employed to the pre-test, post-test and follow up test scores of experiment and control group subjects.Results indicated that, sexual health education program employed to the treatment group has positive effect on sexual health knowledge levels and attitudes toward sexual health of 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. Key Words : Sexual health education, high school students, prevention