FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170

FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AS CORRELATES OF HEALTH OUTCOME AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Pages: 13-18
Pedro Uwadum ADAGBOR, Olusola Arinola AKINBOBOYE, Comfort Chikodi BABATUNDE and Chinyere Geraldine IKWUAKOR


keywords: Sexual health education, reproductive health education and health outcome

Abstract

Health education plays important roles in human life, and it is also a fundamental right, which increases selfesteem, develop effective communication skills and encourages awareness about health and disease related knowledge. Simple random sampling techniques were employed to select three hundred (300) undergraduate students in Tai Solarin University of Education. The data collection instrument consisted of a researcher-designed questionnaire. The data analysis involved Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The findings reveal that sexual health education (F (1, 299) = 123.717) and reproductive health education (F (1, 299) = 123.717) of undergraduate students significantly influence health outcome (P < .05); assertive skills of undergraduate students on sexual and reproductive healthful living significantly influence health outcome (F (1, 299) = 33.522, P < .05) in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended that universities should prioritize the integration of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education into the undergraduate curriculum. Health education providers, both within and outside academic institutions, should collaborate to design and implement evidence-based programs that enhance assertive skills related to sexual and reproductive health.

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