Knowledge, Attitude, And Practices on Gender EqualityAmong Public Senior High School Students

Abstract

Gender equality refers to men and women having equal rights, opportunities, and duties in the family and society. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the connection between knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of gender equality with each other. The study was conducted on 17 schools in BuenTaGe, Sub-Congressional District, Bohol, Philippines. The study surveyed 360 out of 5,427 senior high students in BuenTaGe. It shows that the respondents are highly knowledgeable and have a highly positive attitude and practices toward gender equality. The age and grade level of the respondents have no significant relationship with their KAP of gender equality; sex has a significant relationship with the respondents' KAP on gender equality.  The study concluded that the level of knowledge is moderately correlated with the attitude and practices and that the attitude toward gender equality is strongly correlated to the practices. It also concluded that there is a significant difference between the sexes concerning the level of KAP on gender equality. It concluded that the grade level of the students has a significant difference in their level of knowledge and no significant difference in the attitude and practices on gender equality.