Title

STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PREPAREDNESS IN RELATION TO SELF-CONFIDENCE IN TEACHING SEXUAL HEALTH

Author(s)

PACARRO, SHANELLE LHARLENE L.

REDIDO, LLORENZ MARY ROSE M.

RIOS, CARL JAY M.

Affiliation

Misamis University

Degree Program

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Contributor

Lian, Charry Jo P.

Taghoy, Sammy B.

Go, Maebil Marie B.

Gomez, Grethel A.

Year

2025

Abstract

Sexual health education plays a vital role in nursing training, equipping students with the competencies necessary to promote adolescent reproductive health. Despite its importance, there remains a gap in understanding how nursing students’ levels of knowledge and preparedness influence their self-confidence in teaching sexual health. This study examined the levels of knowledge, preparedness, and self-confidence among 176 second-year nursing students chosen using stratified random sampling and the relationships among these variables, grounded in Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory. The study used a descriptive-correlational design and a researcher-developed questionnaire administered in a higher education institution in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental during the academic year 2024–2025. Descriptive statistics, such as mean and standard deviation were computed, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation was used to test relationships. Findings revealed that students had very high levels of knowledge, preparedness, and self-confidence. Statistically significant and moderately strong positive correlations were found between knowledge and self-confidence, as well as between preparedness and self-confidence. These results suggest that students who are more informed and prepared are also more confident in teaching sexual health, supporting the integration of experiential learning, simulation, and skills development in the nursing curriculum to enhance teaching competence.

Keywords

knowledge, nursing students, preparedness, self-confidence, sexual health teaching