INDONESIAN MIDWIFERY HEALTH AND SCIENCES JOURNAL
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020): Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, April 2020

THE PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS OF MOTHERS IN PROVIDING EARLY SEX EDUCATION

Fitri Erna Erfiany (Program Studi Kebidanan, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya)
Ahmad Suryawan (Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Anak, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya / RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya)
Nur Ainy Fardana Nawangsari (Departemen Psikologi Pendidikan dan Perkembangan, Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya)
Ivon Diah Wittiarika (Departemen Psikologi Pendidikan dan Perkembangan, Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Oct 2021

Abstract

AbstractBackground : Cases of child sexual abuse in Indonesia continue to increase. The need for a parent's role in providing sex education from an early age is expected to prevent children from sexual abuse. Savy Amira Women Crisis Centre mentions that Tambaksari sub-district has the highest crime rate in Surabaya. Perceptions, attitudes and behaviors of parents in the provision of sex education in early childhood can be described in PAUD Tunas Mandiri Pacar Keling Subdistrict Tambaksari Method: This research method is qualitative with phenomenological approach. The number of samples as many as 10 mothers with purposive sampling techniques. The variables studied were perception, attitude and behavior of the mother. Data is collected by indepth interview method and processed with Interactive Model Of Analysis. Result : Most respondents have a perception that sex education is behavior, but respondents know that sex education has a good purpose. This is reflected in the attitudes and behaviors shown by most respondents about how they provide sex education. All they've been doing is part of sex education, it's just that they don't know or realize that. The age, level of education and employment in this study had little effect on perceptions of providing sex education. Conclusion: Almost all mothers interpret the provision of sex education in early childhood is still a taboo thing to give, while for the attitude and behavior of the mother is shown by limiting the child and supervision when playing gadgets,introducing genitalia and teaching toilet training.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IMHSJ

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Subject

Education Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal (e-ISSN 2656-7806) is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by Universitas Airlangga. The scope for Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal includes Adolescents, premarital and preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, ...