Objective@#To evaluate the effect of
sexuality education for
parents of preschoolers, to provide a basis for
sexuality educational programs in rural settings.@*
Methods@#This
community intervention trial chose four kindergartens in Jiangyang District of Luzhou City as the intervention group and other four kindergartens in Jiangyou City of Mianyang City of Sichuan Province as the
control group.
Sexuality education for
parents was carried out in the intervention group, and the
control group received routine arrangement. The
baseline survey was conducted from March to May 2019, and the final
survey was conducted in December 2019. The
investigators conducted a
face to
face or
self filled
questionnaires among each
parent who agreed to participate in the
survey by using the
self designed
questionnaire "
Research on Current Situation and Countermeasures of Early Childhood
Sexuality Education in
Rural Areas (
Parent)".@*Results@#Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the basic information of
parents and their
children, and the situation of early childhood
sexuality education between the intervention group and the
control group( P > 0.05 ). After intervention,
parents of the intervention group and the
control group showed differences in correct rate of the
knowledge regarding early childhood
sexuality education (41.5%,32.1%), proportion of recognition of parental responsibility (90.7%, 81.3 %),
sexuality education in the
family (55.7%,45.9%),
sexuality education in
schools (70.2%,39.1%) and
attitude behavior consistency (28.9%,16.3%) ( χ 2=4.05,8.05,4.17,42.48,9.59, P <0.05).@*Conclusion@#
Sexuality education towards
parents is effective through improving
knowledge, responsibility, the implementation of
sexuality education in the
family, and
attitude behavior consistency among
parents.