Integration of a Sexual Abuse Prevention Programme in the First‐Grade Indonesian Curriculum to Improve Children's Self‐Protection

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyse the effect of the School‐Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programme (Program Prevensi Pelecehan Seksual Berbasis Sekolah (P3SBS)) on first‐grade primary school students' ability to protect themselves from sexual abuse. The study was conducted in two primary schools in Surakarta, Indonesia. Fifty‐five students participated in the P3SBS and 55 participants were in the control group. The pre‐test and post‐test of the control group were designed to test the effectiveness of the P3SBS. In total, 110 first‐grade primary school students who participated in the P3SBS and the control group were tested using the ‘What If’ Situation Test. Measurement of children's self‐protection from sexual abuse was undertaken. The results show that there is a significant difference between the P3SBS and the control group regarding children's ability to self‐protect themselves from sexual abuse. These results suggest that the P3SBS is effective in enhancing children's ability to protect themselves from sexual abuse. Suggestions for expanding sex education for older children are related to puberty. Key Practitioner Messages Child sexual abuse prevention should be school based to be effective. Child sexual abuse prevention programmes should be designed in accordance with children's characteristics. Parent–teacher collaboration is very important for the successful implementation of a sexual abuse prevention programme.

Prevention Media of Child Sexual Abuse in Indonesia: A Meta-analysis

“…Video media can present moving images and sounds that can attract children's attention and make it easier for children to understand sexual education materials. Two researchers combine video media and leaflets [41]; video media, games, and dolls [17].…”

“…Differences in effectiveness values indicate a reduced risk of sexual abuse of children. The increase in knowledge Comic [40,54,55,58,63] Leaflet [41] Origami [61] Game [17,45]- [47,52] Videos [17,41]- [44,59,60] and skills is marked by changes in behavior in life, reducing the risk of child sexual abuse.…”

“…"I am Independent" Program [16] aims to improve the knowledge and skills of pre-school-age children in preventing sexual abuse. The sex education program on the subject of children, parents, and teachers aims to improve sex education in the prevention of sexual abuse [6,17]. "I Dare to Protect Myself" Program [18] with the subject of elementary school children at the al-Hikmah Grobogan Foundation, Indonesia aims to anticipate sexual crimes against children through learning the program "I Dare to Protect Myself.…”

Knowledge, attitudes, views and experiences of fathers toward child sexual abuse: A mixed‐method study

“…Czerwinski et al (2018) found that the IGEL prevention program used to prevent child sexual abuse led to an increase in knowledge and action plans related to CSA in children in the intervention group. According to Wulandari et al (2022) Parents need to be knowledgeable to give prevention education to their children (Apaydın Cırık et al, 2020;Apaydın Cırık et al, 2022;Tunç et al, 2018;Zhang et al, 2020). Based on the child sexual abuse knowledge and attitude scores of the fathers in this study, their knowledge/attitude about child sexual abuse is below the moderate level.…”

Media Papan Bimbingan Untuk Meningkatkan Perlindungan Diri Dari Pelecehan Seksual Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar

“…Hal ini bertujuan untuk membekali pengetahuan pada anak mengenai memahami cara merawat organ tubuh, nama-nama anggota tubuh dan mengetahui cara mencegah serta memecahkan masalah ketika seorang anak mengalami dirinya merasa tidak anyam karena perilaku atau tingkah laku orang lain. Keterlibatan orang tua dan guru membuat topik dan metode lebih banyak luas (Wulandari et al, 2022). Upaya yang dilakukan adalah penggunaan papan bimbingan sebagai media pencegahan pelecehan seksual.…”