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- Title
Parental Views on Sexual Education in Public Schools in a Rural Kentucky County Eastern Kentucky University.
- Authors
Howard, Tiffany R.; Larkin, Lauri J.; Ballard, Michael D.; McKinney, Molly A.; Gore, Jonathan S.
- Abstract
Despite Kentucky having almost twice the national birth rate with 50 births per 1,000 female population ages 15-19 (County Health Rankings, 2015), the implementation of comprehensive sexual education in Kentucky public schools remains a controversial topic. This study examined parental attitudes regarding comprehensive sex education curriculum in a rural Kentucky middle school. A survey was distributed to a convenience sample population of parents (N=100) whose children were enrolled in a rural Appalachian middle school in grades 6th thru 8th. Data were analyzed using Chi square and multi-variate techniques. Of the 63 participants, 58.7% believed that sex education should begin in middle school. Of the 73% (n=46) of respondents who believed abstinence-plus should be taught, 58.7% (n=27) were between the ages of 26 and 35, and 28.3% (n=13) were between the ages of 36 and 45. Differences in attitudes towards sex education was strongly influenced by both age and education level.
- Subjects
KENTUCKY; PARENT attitudes; SEX education; PUBLIC schools
- Publication
Kentucky SHAPE JOURNAL, 2017, Vol 54, Issue 2, p32
- ISSN
1071-2577
- Publication type
Article