2021 Volume 26 Issue 2 Pages 189-195
【Aims】 The purpose of this paper was to clarify the current states of life planning and fertility knowledge among Japanese high school students using the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale-Japanese version (CFKS-J). 【Methods】 A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted among 486 Japanese high school students from June to July 2016. The survey included basic attributes, desired life plan, information sources on pregnancy and childbirth, desired educators, and CFKS-J. 【Results】 There were the following findings. 355 subjects (88.4%) had a desire to have a child by the age of 30. The average accuracy rate of CFKS-J was 41.9 (±20.7) %. Those who used the Internet as a source of information had a higher rate of correct answers (p<0.01). On the other hand, 73.7 percent of subjects relied on school as the source of information, and 66.2 percent of them preferred to receive education from midwives and doctors. 【Conclusion】 It is considered that effective education for Japanese high school students is made possible by having teachers and external supporters, such as midwives and doctors, work together from a professional standpoint in schools, and by enhancing group guidance and individualized support.
