Sammendrag
Background:
In 2003, two Norwegian sexual education organisations conducted a project on sexual education with 10th grade pupils at schools in Oslo with a high degree of minorities.
Topics like anatomy, STDs, birth control and how to handle sexual situations in a safe way were thought in two sessions during the programme.
The project was then evaluated and compared to available literature. The evaluation was based on a questionnaire.
Results:
Generally, the students were positive to the project, and the majority wanted the program to continue. Literature on the subject shows that long lasting interventions are most likely to be effective.
It is worth noting that the intervention was given prior to average age for first sexual intercourse, which has been proven necessary for the intervention to have a positive influence on safer sex practise.
To improve the program, the facilitators need to use more common words, as many students did not understand all the words; especially the minorities.
Interventions that actively involve the students are more effective than those who do not. And most students were active. However, a few students did not ask the questions they wanted to, despite saying that they had had the opportunity. Again, this was more of a problem for the minorities, implying that the facilitators need to find a way to activate the minorities, as well as making it even easier to ask questions.
The findings also support the need for education on homosexuality because of negative attitudes, especially among the minorities.