A Comparative Study on Sex Education among Rural and Urban Mothers in Chhattisgarh

Sex education is instruction on issues relating to human sexuality including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual activity, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, sexual abstinence and birth control. The epidemic of HIV/AIDS is now progressing at a rapid pace among young people as adolescents which can be prevented by sex education.

A comparative study was done to assess the knowledge among mothers on giving sex education to their children (10-19yrs) among 60 mothers of adolescents. Samples were collected by purposive sampling. Thirty mothers from rural (Anjora) and 30 mothers from urban (Ganjpara) were interviewed to collect data. The conceptual frame work of this study was based on Mercer's maternal role attainment model. Content validity of the tool was established by eleven experts and necessary modification was made. The split half method was used to test the reliability (r = 0.9). Pilot study was conducted in Raipur, (C.G.).

Mean age of rural and urban mothers were 33.7 (±3.67), 35.8 (±3.7) respectively with median 34.5, 38.5 and mode 30, 39, range 12, 14. Mean knowledge level of rural and urban mothers was 17.07 (±3.16), 20.93 (±2.36) respectively with median 17, 21, mode17, 23 and range 3, 7. In case of rural mothers, both mothers education, previous knowledge on sex education, source of information were significant with knowledge (χ² = 9.52, 9.5, 11.63) respectively. In case of urban mothers only source of information had significant association with knowledge (χ² = 20.27). There was Significant association found between knowledge level of rural and urban mothers (t = 6.06).