Sex education for the development of sexual agency and citizenship: integrative literature review
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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i11.33523Keywords:
Sex education; Sexual agency; Sex education programs; Citizenship; Integrative literature review.Abstract
Sex education can be a way to develop sexual agency and citizenship, through the development of skills for conscious, satisfying, healthy and respectful choices. This study aimed to map research on sex education interventions or programs, through a integrative review of the literature over the last ten years. We sought to characterize the studies that focused on the evaluation of interventions or sex education programs, considering the place where they were carried out, the year of publication of the studies, the objective of the work, the results obtained and the topics addressed in the intervention. Based on the findings, it was possible to identify the potential and challenges related to sex education programs. The potential is characterized by the fact that all programs/interventions in sex education demonstrate positive results, regardless of the audience, objectives and topics addressed. The challenge of expanding the target audience and spaces and themes in sex education is perceived, in order to reduce gender inequalities, overcome conservatism, promote sexual agency and citizenship. Such data provide support for proposing interventions with the objective of filling possible gaps in sex education.
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