Abstract:
The study was conducted to determine the relationship between students' knowledge and awareness of sex education. Likewise, it looked into the relationship between respondents' profile and their knowledge and awareness of sex education. Using the descriptive method of research with questionnaires as its main tool to gather the needed data from the 492 student respondents, these were the findings: The respondents had 2.97 percent knowledge of sex education in terms of growth and development, 3.19 percent fertility and sterility, and 3.04 percent responsible parenthood, and a little or 2.31 percent knowledge in terms of childbirth. Meanwhile, students were moderately aware of abstinence-only, or 2.43 percent, and comprehensive sex education, or 2.39 percent. Only respondents' profile in terms of age significantly affected their knowledge of sex education, growth and development, and their awareness of abstinence-only. On the other hand, the correlations between the awareness and knowledge of pupil respondents on sex education were computed as highly significant. Based on the findings, the following conclusions were derived: The profile of the respondents in terms of age had significantly affected by their knowledge of sex education in terms of growth and development and their awareness in terms of abstinence-only. Meanwhile, a highly significant relationship was found between knowledge and awareness of sex education, media, and type of sex education program in schools in Do?a Remedios Trinidad.
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