Sociocultural Environment, Condition, and Students’ Level of Knowledge on Sex Education

Abstract

In our society and many other cultures, talking about sex is frowned upon. The nation's sex education policies are not consistently followed, and they occasionally run into difficulties due to sociocultural factors. Providing teenagers with information about sex education is fraught with tension among many parents, schools, policymakers, and cultures due to the belief that it may result in early sexual behavior and the loss of childhood innocence. The researchers used a descriptive-correlational research design to discover if there is a relationship between sociocultural environment, condition, and students’ level of knowledge on sex education. The respondents were 60 first year students of CTE LSPU-SPCC. The data were gathered using a survey questionnaire created by researchers. The findings demonstrated that the following elements of the sociocultural environment and condition have a favorable perspective on sex education and does not act as a barrier in achieving sexual knowledge. However, students' knowledge of sexual education is at a low level. In conclusion, the hypothesis stating that there is no significant relationship between sociocultural environment and condition, and students’ level of knowledge on sex education is supported. It is recommended that CSE be implemented across the country, that sex education be taught in every home at early age, improve the test questionnaire, widen the scope of the study, and explore other variables.