간호여대생과 일반여대생의 성에 대한 인식 및 성교육 요구도에 관한 비교 연구

A Study on Sexual Perceptions and the Needs of Sex Education for Nursing Students and Non-nursing Students

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the sex perceptions and the needs of sex education between nursing students and non-nursing students. Method: The subjects were composed of 104 in the group of nursing students and 103 in the group of non-nursing students in Daegu and Busan. The data were collected from June, 14, 2006 to June, 21, 2006. And the data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, χ²-test, and pearson correlation coefficient with SPSS WIN 15.0. Results: The result of this study were as follows. In knowledge and attitude of sex, mean score of the nursing students was higher than the mean score of non-nursing students. Experiences of pregnancy and artificial abortion in non-nursing students were more than that of nursing students. Among the students' needs on the sex education contents, contraception and prevention of sexual crime were the most. Conclusion: With the above result, there were significant differences on sex perceptions and the needs of sex education between nursing students and non-nursing students. Therefore, when we teach about sexuality in university, we must focus on the contraception method and prevention methods of sexual crime with realistic and concrete teaching method by specialty.