Evaluation of Impact of Life-planning Skills Training among Senior High School Students in Shangcai County

作     者：Yan CHENG Chao-hua LOU Jian-hua YANG Shuang-ling ZHAO Er-sheng GAO 

作者机构：Dept. of Public Health Fudan University Shanghai 200032 China Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research Shanghai 200032 China Bloomberg School of Public Health John Hopkins University Baltimore 21205 USA 

出 版 物：《Journal of Reproduction and Contraception》 (生殖与避孕（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第17卷第4期

页      面：229-238页

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 120402[管理学-社会医学与卫生事业管理(可授管理学、医学学位)] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100404[医学-儿少卫生与妇幼保健学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the Shangcai County Family Planning Association  the Shangcai Education Committee  and the three study schools  who provided valuable help for the intervention study  we also thank the China Family Planning Association (CFPA) and PATH for their financial and technical support 

主　　题：high school students sex and reproductive health education life-planning skills training adolescents 

摘      要：Objective To evaluate the impact of sex and reproductive health education using lifeplanning skills training among senior high school students in a rural county. Methods The study was conducted in three senior high schools of Shangcai County with comparable socio-cultural, economic, and demographic characteristics, two as intervention sites and one as the control. A three-month life-planning skills training course was conducted among all grade one students in the intervention schools. The baseline survey was conducted prior to the intervention, once again three months after the intervention was initiated. Data were collected through questionnaires, FGDs and 1Dis to evaluate the effect of the intervention program. Results After the intervention, the median score of reproductive health knowledge was higher in the intervention group （55.66） than that in control group （38.68）. Students from the intervention group were also more comfortable with their developmental changes which were going through, In the end line survey, 92.70% of the students in the intervention group suggested that reproductive health education should be carried out among all middle school students in Shangcai County. Multivariate analysis also indicated that peers and family had a significant effect on students＇ sex-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Conclusion Sex and reproductive health education via provision of life-planning skills training can significantly increase students＇ sex and reproductive health knowl- edge and was welcomed by students, teachers and parents.