Teaching Amidst The Silence Of Reality:Sex Education Through Social Media In Indonesia

Abstract

Sex education in Indonesia is varied and evolving and has been researched since 1972. Sex education
through social media adds new variations to this educational activity so several publications make it a
research topic. So this research was made to find out the development of publications that examine sex
education through social media using systematic literature review (SLR). The various types of social media
that exist as well as the reason for the emergence of this research, to know which social media are most
often used for sex education. Data taken from the Publish or Perish (Pop) platform resulted in 504
publications that were screened using Covidence AI, leaving 89 publications. The 89 publications were then
analyzed according to the eligibility criteria, namely the number of publications per year, subject and object,
type of research, and variety of social media. The results showed that publications examining sex education
in Indonesia through social media experienced a new increase starting in 2019 with Instagram as the most
widely used social media. Whereas in 2015-2018 there was no good progress and even blank in 2016 and
2018. Instagram is the most researched social media with a percentage of 32% followed by YouTube at
21%, while blogs and WhatsApp are also used but are at the bottom of the list. Qualitative-type publications
were at the top of the list, while mixed methods were at the bottom. Reproductive health is the most
common research theme, while body commodification is at the bottom. The object is dominated by
adolescents aged 12-18 years as much as 29%, while the least is Commercial Sex Workers (PSK) at 2%. This
research can be an illustration for researchers with similar topics to look for gaps to produce novelty even
though it is still in the same theme corridor. This research can also be an idea for educators to optimize
social media in delivering sex education and to further explore other social media so that the spread of
education is not limited to certain social media users.