RELATIONSHIP AMONG INFORMATION EXPOSURE, PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES, AND APPROPRIATED SEXUAL BEHAVIORS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
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This research was a cross-sectional analytical study with the objective of studying the relationship between information exposure, perceptions, attitudes, and desirable sexual behaviors among high school students. The sample 450 was from samples using multistage randomization. The research instrument was an online questionnaire. The data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation coefficient statistic. The results of the research were as follows: The sample group had a low to moderate level of information exposure, perception, and desirable sexual attitudes and behaviors at the lowest to the highest level on the internet (online lessons) which are the most exposed source of information. The issue that was most perceived was researching methods of sexual health care. (genital washing, using sanitary napkins). The most attitude issue is that if I have sex, I will always wear a condom. And the most desirable sexual behavior that showed the behavior was that the students had never had sexual relations with another person overnight (One Night Stand) with a stranger. In relation to the information exposure, perception, and attitudes toward the desirable sexual behavior of high school students there were a positive and negative correlation (r = -0.16, -0.09, and 0.31 respectively). The results showed that information exposure, perceptions, and attitudes were related to desirable sexual behavior among high school students.
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