Education and Early Prevention of Sexual Violence in Children Basic School

摘要

Sexual violence can be experienced by children anywhere including in the school environment. Teachers play an essential role in preventing sexual violence through education. The objective of the study was to know the effect of education on knowledge, attitudes, and skills of elementary school students in the early prevention of sexual violence. The research was Quasi-experimental design with pre and post-test with the control group. The sample was 3O person of elementary students of Al Hasanah in Bengkulu city with consecutive sampling technique. Data collection using questionnaires. Data analysis used independent T-test and multiple linear regression. The results showed that the average age of respondents in the intervention and control groups was ten years; most of the sixth-grade students were in the status of the first child and having a Sumatran ethnicity. After being given education in the intervention group, the knowledge score was 74.89, attitude 26.77 and skill 36.60. Nonintervention group obtained knowledge 75.07, attitude 26.20 and skill 35.07. The educational interventions provided had the most influence on knowledge (35.4%) and attitudes (18.2)%. It is expected that the school can provide this education to other students so that sexual violence in children can be prevented as early as possible.