The Effectiveness of the of Sexual Training Educational Program on Sexual Knowledge and Gender Identity in Female Students

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of the sexual training education program on the sexual knowledge and gender identity of female students of secondary school in Andimeshk city. The statistical population subsumed all the female students of the secondary schools. The sampling procedure was multi stage cluster method. A sample of 60 female students (two classes) was randomly assigned to two experimental (30) and control (30) groups. Data were collected via implementing the Role Identity Questionnaire In Different Cultures of Schertz et al (2008), the Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale of Farajnia et al (2014) and the Educational Package of Sexual Training Based on Iranian Culture of Hosseini Rostamie (2019). The research method was experimental with pretest-posttest and a 1-month follow-up design. Then the subjects of the experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 minutes of the educational program of sexual training and the control group did not receive any intervention. The data were analyzed by applying multivariate analysis of covariance(MANCOVA). The results indicated significant increase in the mean of sexual knowledge and gender identity in the experimental group compared to the control group in the post-test phase (p≤0.001). Based on the evidence of this study, the educational program used in this study could be used to enhance the sexual knowledge and gender identity of teenage girl students.