The impact of training of peer educator on sexual and reproductive health: An interventional study

Authors : Ayse Nilufer OZAYDIN, Anil CIFTER, Berk BOZDOGAN, Nergis KICI

Pages : 75-82

Doi:10.5472/marumj.738403

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Publication Date : 2020-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: This study aims to reveal the knowledge and attitude change that a well-structured sexual and reproductive health insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SRH); peer educator training creates in volunteer preclinical students from Marmara University School of Medicine. Materials and Methods: Participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=29); were given 28 hours of training on 13 subjects by professionals. Those who attended and completed all sessions were certified as “peer educator” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Group 1,n=12);. Group 2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=17); participated only in the first 8 sessions. SRH attitudes and knowledge levels of participants were evaluated. Data was analysed in SPSS-11.0 programme. Results: Females constitute 51.7% of the participants. All participants had the similar level of “egalitarian” point of view insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:0.859);. SRH final attitude score of Group 1 was higher than preliminary attitude score insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:0.008); and SRH final attitude score of Group 2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:0.033);. The mean SRH knowledge score of Group 1 was 38.3±4.65, while that of Group 2 was 26.76±4.16 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:0.0001);. Conclusion: It has been shown that a well-structured peer educator training can increase the knowledge of volunteer medical students and make a positive attitude change. After the implementation of the “Health Transformation Programme” in Turkey, adolescents were ignored. So, with peer educator trainings, trained educators will be able to help those adolescents and offer unprejudiced and egalitarian services to their patients when they become physicians.
Keywords : Adolescent health, Attitude, Gender roles, Contraception