The effect of a spaced sex education course on medical students' sexual knowledge and attitudes
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Medical Education
- Vol. 10 (2) , 117-121
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.1976.tb00543.x
Abstract
This paper reviews the literature and emphasizes the rapid expansion of medical sex education, which has created a diversity of course content, curriculum timing and strategies. One variable of medical sex education programmes is whether they are massed or spaced courses. The authors conducted testing on 159 first year medical students who took a spaced sex education course. Significant changes in cognitive knowledge as well as attitudinal tolerance of others is reported. No changes were found in styles of thinking as measured by the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale.Keywords
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