Author Identifier
Darlene Mwende Ndasi: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1704-7342
Kwadwo Adusei-Asante: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1343-8234
Madalena Grobbelaar: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-2944
Victor Fannam Nunfam: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4572-0904
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Sexuality and Culture
Publisher
Springer
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
72544
Funders
Australian Government Research Training Programme Scholarship (ST10485877)
Abstract
Sources of sexual knowledge and information among men have impact on quality of their sexual literacy and decision making. Sexual knowledge impacts on sexual attitudes, which underpin sexual behaviours and in turn impacts the sexual health outcomes of men. A cross-sectional quantitative survey was used to assess the sources of sexual knowledge and information among 484 Kenyan adult men aged 18–54. Data analysis was performed with STATA-16. Results showed that 79% of men learned about sex from school-based sex education, 75% and 72% from peers and mass media respectively while healthcare professionals (35%) and parents (28%) had the lowest influence on sexual knowledge and information. Understanding men’s sources of sexual knowledge and information that informs their sexual decision making can influence sexuality education planning and sexological practice policies targeted to out of school youths and older men. Hence, appraising formal peer educator’s knowledge could provide transformative sexual and reproductive health support services to men.
DOI
10.1007/s12119-024-10279-z
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Ndasi, D. M., Adusei-Asante, K., Van Ha, A. V., Grobbelaar, M., & Nunfam, V. F. (2024). Evaluation of the sources of sexual knowledge and information among men in Kenya. Sexuality & Culture. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-024-10279-z