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Sexuality And The Elderly: A Study Of Knowledge And Attitudes Of Health Care Providers In A Nursing Home Setting, Leola Fielder Kirsh
Sexuality And The Elderly: A Study Of Knowledge And Attitudes Of Health Care Providers In A Nursing Home Setting, Leola Fielder Kirsh
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This descriptive study was designed to measure knowledge and attitudes toward sexuality of nursing home health care personnel. A researcher-designed test measuring sexual knowledge and attitudes was administered to 72 nursing home employees. These health care providers included registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse's aides. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant correlation between the knowledge and attitude scores of nursing home personnel on a test about sexuality in the elderly. Data were analyzed using the Pearson r_ statistic and the findings led to rejection of the null hypothesis. The researcher concluded that the more knowledge about …
The Effect Of A Human Sexuality Course On Preteen Knowledge Of Sexuality, Margareta Connell
The Effect Of A Human Sexuality Course On Preteen Knowledge Of Sexuality, Margareta Connell
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This was a quasi-experimental study designed to deter mine the effectiveness of a planned sexual health teaching program for fifth grade students. The null hypothesis stated that when the sexual health knowledge of fifth grade students who participated in a sexual health teaching program was compared to the sexual health knowledge of fifth grade students who did not participate in a sexual health teaching program, there would be no significant difference. Subjects were selected from two different schools. School A was the experimental group and consisted of 36 students. School B was the control group and also included 36 students. …
Mississippi Public Health Nurses' Attitudes And Knowledge About Adolescent Sexuality, Charlotte Peavie
Mississippi Public Health Nurses' Attitudes And Knowledge About Adolescent Sexuality, Charlotte Peavie
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This descriptive study was designed to determine the need for education about adolescent sexuality for public health nurses (PHNs) in Mississippi. Two null hypothesis were stated. Hypothesis I stated that when the nurses' levels of education and attitude scores on the Adolescent Knowledge and Attitude Questionnaire were correlated, there would be no significant correlations at the .05 level. Hypothesis II stated that when the nurses' levels of education and knowledge scores on the Adolescent Knowledge and Attitude Questionnaire were correlated, there would be no significant correlations at the .05 level. Data were collected from 139 subjects who completed the Adolescent …