Investigation of Nursing Students’ Beliefs in Sexual Myths Before and After Taking a Sexual Health Course: A Single-Group Quasi-Experimental Study

Authors : Nicole Esmeray, Emre Yanıkkerem

Pages : 620-627

Doi:10.53424/balikesirsbd.1489472

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Publication Date : 2024-12-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: This study aimed to investigate nursing students\\\' beliefs in sexual myths before and after taking a sexual health course. Materials and Methods: This study was a single-group quasi-experimental study in nursing department in the west of Türkiye. The population of the research consists of university students enrolled in the sexual health course between February 2022-June 2022. The research was completed with 117 voluntary students. The data were collected with a questionnaire on the descriptive characteristics of the students and the Sexual Myths Scale. In the first week of the sexual health course, students\\\' sexual myths were evaluated with a questionnaire and the Sexual Myths Scale. The sexual myths of the students were reassessed in June 2022, after the students had taken a sexual health course. Results: The total mean score of the students\\\' Sexual Myths Scale was 55.9±14.7 and 51.0±15.6 before and after taking the sexual health course. Before the course total mean score of the scale was found high in the students who were over 21 years old, male, whose mother and father were illiterate or literate. Conclusions: In the study, it was determined that the sexual health course reduced nursing students\\\' beliefs in sexual myths.
Keywords : Cinsel Sağlık, Cinsel Mitler, Cinsel Sağlık Dersi, Üniversite Öğrencileri.