The Satisfaction of Higher Education Students with Sex Education Training

A Cross-Sectional Study

Bibliographic Data

ID22048822
AuthorsAna Frías (0000-0002-9038-8576, University of Évora), Maria Barros (0000-0002-5620-0162, University of Évora), Florbela Bia (0000-0001-5822-6537, University of Évora), Conceição Santiago (0000-0003-4030-6963, Universidade do Porto), Açucena Guerra (0000-0002-8698-2935, Life Quality Research Centre), Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino (0000-0002-9640-0409, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, corresponding author), Monica Raquel Pereira-Afonso (Servicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha), Daniela Mecugni (0000-0002-0442-050X, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Vicki Aaberg (0000-0002-2562-5678, Seattle Pacific University), Fátima Frade (0000-0002-6190-5298, University of Lisbon)
Year2025
Volume15
Issue3
Pages385
Publication date2025-03-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci15030385
OpenAlexW4408656546
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited33

To maximize the potential of sex education, it is essential to optimize aspects related to the environment, the trainer–trainee interaction, and the quality of training. The objective of the present study was to identify and describe the satisfaction of higher education students with sex education training. An exploratory, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was carried out using the Student Satisfaction with Higher Education questionnaire, which was applied to a sample of 132 higher education students from several countries. In the statistical analysis using the SPSS software version 28, non-parametric tests were used, namely, the Mann–Whitney test and the Kruskal–Wallis test, in addition to Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Overall, the participants considered themselves very satisfied with the sex education training provided (χ = 4.77). The largest contribution to the satisfaction of the higher education students with the sex education training was the “quality of the training organization (environment and content)” (χ = 4.79). Educators and policymakers have the role of designing, implementing, and evaluating programs that satisfy college students and encourage them to strive for more sex education training aimed at promoting well-being, happiness, and sexual health

Cross-sectional study · Geography · Higher education · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology

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