Effect of Educational Program about Masturbation on Blind Adolescent Students’ Knowledge and Attitude

Adolescence is a transitional stage of human physical and mental development. Masturbation isthe sexual stimulation of one s own genitals for sexual arousal or other sexual pleasure, usually to thepoint of orgasm. Blindness is a disturbing physical condition with deep emotional and economicconsequences. Objective: Identify the effect of educational program about masturbation on knowledgeand attitude of blind adolescent students. Setting: The study was conducted at the outpatient students Health Insurance Clinic and the Blind School in Benha. Subjects: A total of 120 blind adolescentstudents (76 males and 44 females) were recruited for this study. Tools: Tool I: structured interviewsheet which included 2 parts (1): Socio-demographical data, (2): Adolescent s knowledge aboutmasturbation, and tool II: Likert scale (Adolescent s attitude about masturbation). Results: There wasa highly significant difference in pre and post-intervention program and the knowledge and attitudetowards masturbation among study sample. Conclusion: Educational intervention had a significantrole in increasing knowledge and changing attitude of adolescent students. Recommendations: Theseeducational program initiatives need to be improved periodically to ensure sustainability of theirpositive effects on increasing knowledge and changing attitude.