Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to study knowledge and attitude toward sexual behavior of adolescents in Bangkok metropolis by comparing with gender, monthly expense, residence, and sexual knowledge access. The subject used in this study consisted of 440 students from vocational schools in Bangkok. Data were collected by questionnaire which was developed by the researcher. The questionnaire was tested for content validity by a panel of experts and the result was 0.95. The reliability of knowledge toward sexual health questionnaire and attitude toward sexual health questionnaire were 0.79 and 0.82, respectively. The obtained data were analyzed in term of percentages, means, standard deviations, t-test, F-test, and multiple comparisons by using Scheffe' method at the .05 level. The results: of this study were as follow: 1. The majority 56.70 percent of vocational school students had attitude toward sexual health at moderate level while 52.2 percent of vocational school students had knowledge toward sexual health at very good level. 2. Comparing knowledge and attitude toward sexual health with gender, monthly expense, residence, and sexual knowledge access, there was significance differences at the .05 level. Conclusion: Vocational school students had knowledge and attitude toward sexual health at moderate level and very good level respectively. Therefore, educational institutions should support attitude formation and best practice regarding sexual health to students.