Differences in the effectiveness of audiovisual sex education by nurse and peer education on prevention of premarital sex

Abstract

The trend issue of premarital sexual experiences in Indonesia is a serious problem and more pay attention. The consequences of premarital sex are family stigma and social sanctions that has an impact on teenagers choosing kill their newborn babies. One of the most effective educate youth about sexual health issues is through peer educator groups and audiovisual sex education. The aims of this study to analyze differences in the effectiveness of sex education in adolescents based on audiovisual and peer education on the prevention of pre-marital sex. A quasy-experimental design method with pretest-posttest with control group design was conducted. A total of 32 adolescents were included. In this study there is a significant difference in the level of knowledge (p= 0.000) and premarital sexual behavior (p= 0.001) before and after being given audiovisual sex education by nursing. Meanwhile, there is a significant difference in the level of knowledge before and after being given peer education (p= 0.006) but there is no significant difference in the level of premarital sexual behavior before and after given peer education (p= 0.057). Audiovisual sex education is more effective than peer education on prevention of pre-marital sex.