Sexual and reproductive health outcomes are positively associated with comprehensive sexual education exposure in Mexican high-school students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the comprehensive sex education (CSE) coverage and to evaluate a set of indicators related to knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with the seven components of the CSE framework among Mexican high-school students.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of students in public and private high schools in Mexico. Questions about CSE coverage and about knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to sexual health were included. We present descriptive statistics for demographic characteristics, exposure to CSE, and sexual health outcomes. We fitted a series of multivariate logistic regression models to examine the association between each CSE component exposure and sexual health outcomes, adjusting for ag

SUBMITTER: de Castro F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5858848 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature