EVALUATION OF THE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION COMMUNICATION PROJECT TOWARD THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VINH CITY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021

Abstract

The study was conducted to: (1) Describe the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Vinh City on child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention; and (2) Assess the effectiveness of the Active Growth - A communication intervention project on preventing child sexual abuse in the 2020-2021 school year. The study was community-based interventional research using quantitative research methods. The results showed that the percentage of students with good knowledge of child sexual abuse prevention increased from 34.9% before the intervention to 88.5% after the intervention. Thanks to the project intervention, the percentage of students who had positive attitude towards child sexual assault prevention activities (discussing about CSA prevention and sharing with victims of sexual abuse) increased from 22.2% to 54%. The activities of the project received satisfying reflection from students at the secondary schools that the project implemented. All of the above changes were statistically significant with p < 0,05. It is necessary to continue to maintain and evaluate the long-term results of this program as well as expand the project.