Characteristics of emotional and sexuality education programs in the Spanish school population.

ABSTRACT: Sexuality education should be integrated into educational centers as a human right of children and adolescents, and an international recommendation based on scientific evidence. This study sought to identify the sexuality education interventions that were carried out in Spain in year 2021-2022, and to analyze whether they are in line with best practice recommendations. A descriptive study was carried out, considering organization territorial called Autonomous Communities as the unit of study, through key informants identified by purposive sampling. The variables used were based on international recommendations and the information was collected via a telephone questionnaire, by e-mail or by consulting websites referenced by the key informant. Fifteen of 17 Autonomous Communities had sexuali

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Vazquez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11533572 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature