Category

Item

Total

(%)

Early-career (n = 35)

Mid-career (n = 65)

p-value

#

%

#

%

Physiological

Genitalia

24

(24.0)

14

40.0

10

15.4

0.006^*

Secondary sexual characteristics

9

(9.0)

6

17.1

3

4.6

ns

Menstruation

7

(7.0)

4

11.4

3

4.6

ns

Physical development

7

(7.0)

4

11.4

3

4.6

ns

Creation of life

8

(8.0)

3

8.6

5

7.7

ns

Pregnancy

10

(10.0)

6

17.1

4

6.2

ns

Childbirth

8

(8.0)

5

14.3

3

4.6

ns

Phimosis

57

(57.0)

19

54.3

38

58.5

ns

Semenarche

41

(41.0)

17

48.6

24

36.9

ns

Nocturnal Emissions

43

(43.0)

18

51.4

25

38.5

ns

Premenstrual syndrome

9

(9.0)

4

11.4

5

7.7

ns

Menstrual irregularity

8

(8.0)

3

8.6

5

7.7

ns

Coping with PMS

11

(11.0)

5

14.3

6

9.2

ns

Sexually transmitted diseases

24

(24.0)

7

20.0

17

26.2

ns

AIDS

23

(23.0)

6

17.1

17

26.2

ns

Chlamydia

26

(26.0)

6

17.1

20

30.8

ns

Herpes

27

(27.0)

7

20.0

20

30.8

ns

Syphilis

30

(30.0)

7

20.0

23

35.4

ns

Physiological

Gonorrhea

30

(30.0)

7

20.0

23

35.4

ns

Condyloma

30

(30.0)

7

20.0

23

35.4

ns

Ebola

31

(31.0)

7

20.0

24

36.9

ns

HPV

20

(20.0)

5

14.3

15

23.1

ns

Infertility

30

(30.0)

10

28.6

20

30.8

ns

Diet

10

(10.0)

5

14.3

5

7.7

ns

Sex-adjacent

Sexual behavior

58

(58.0)

21

60.0

37

56.9

ns

Sex drive

39

(39.0)

14

40.0

25

38.5

ns

How to turn down sex

23

(23.0)

9

25.7

14

21.5

ns

Body changes in pregnancy

6

(6.0)

4

11.4

2

3.1

ns

How to check if you are pregnant

5

(5.0)

4

11.4

1

1.5

ns

Birth control

16

(16.0)

5

14.3

11

16.9

ns

Obtaining condoms

26

(26.0)

9

25.7

17

26.2

ns

How to use condoms

36

(36.0)

9

25.7

27

41.5

ns

Access to “the pill”

16

(16.0)

5

14.3

11

16.9

ns

Side effects of “the pill”

19

(19.0)

6

17.1

13

20.0

ns

Emergency contraceptives

17

(17.0)

4

11.4

13

20.0

ns

Access to emergency contraceptives

19

(19.0)

5

14.3

14

21.5

ns

Abortion

24

(24.0)

11

31.4

13

20.0

ns

Effects of abortion

24

(24.0)

9

25.7

15

23.1

ns

Timing of abortion

24

(24.0)

7

20.0

17

26.2

ns

How abortion is done

26

(26.0)

9

25.7

17

26.2

ns

About STDs

15

(15.0)

5

14.3

10

15.4

ns

Infection routes of STDs

15

(13.0)

5

14.3

10

15.4

ns

STD symptoms

13

(15.0)

3

8.6

10

15.4

ns

STD testing

19

(19.0)

5

14.3

14

21.5

ns

Chlamydia & infertility

24

(26.0)

8

22.9

16

24.6

ns

HPV & cervical cancer

19

(19.0)

5

14.3

14

21.5

ns

Cervical cancer prevention

16

(16.0)

4

11.4

12

18.5

ns

Psychosocial

Puberty worries

7

(7.0)

6

17.1

1

1.5

ns

Differences between the sexes

9

(9.0)

6

17.1

3

4.6

ns

Sex and reproductive issues

34

(34.0)

14

40.0

20

30.8

ns

About romantic love

26

(26.0)

9

25.7

17

26.2

ns

Psychosocial

Consulting on sexuality

15

(15.0)

4

11.4

11

16.9

ns

Consulting on pregnancy

12

(12.0)

7

20.0

5

7.7

ns

LGBT

26

(26.0)

12

34.3

14

21.5

ns

Sexual harassment

18

(18.0)

6

17.1

12

18.5

ns

Sexual abuse

22

(22.0)

9

25.7

13

20.0

ns

Sexual violence

28

(28.0)

10

28.6

18

27.7

ns

Media literacy

28

(28.0)

7

20.0

21

32.3

ns

STDs trends in Japan

31

(31.0)

10

28.6

21

32.3

ns