Onwuezobe I A, Ekanem E E.
The attitude of teachers to sexuality education in a populous local government area in Lagos, Nigeria.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;25(5):934-7.

Objective: To determine the attitude of teachers towards the introduction of sexuality education in secondary school. Methodology: Three hundred and twenty secondary school teachers with median age of 37 years were randomly selected and included in the study using self administered well structured questionnaires. Results: Greater number of teachers views the teaching of sexuality education as the responsibility of the parents (46.1%) and as such sees home (43.7%) rather than school (38.6%) as the best place to impact such knowledge. Most of them (55.6%) considered ages 10 - 14 years or Junior Secondary School level as the appropriate period for introducing sexuality education. About 68% percent of the teachers perceived sexuality education as mostly beneficial in preventing unplanned pregnancy while 56.0% were of the opinion that it will promote early exposure to sexual relationship. Although age played a role as older teachers between the ages of 45 – 49 years (86.8%), are more willing to teach sexuality education, higher educational qualification had a significant effect on their attitude towards sexuality education (p<0.05). Conclusion: There is significant relationship between the educational level of teachers and their willingness to teach sexuality education in secondary schools.

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