Determination of Nursing Students' Levels of Knowledge in Sexual Health/Reproductive Health during Emergency Status and Influencing Factors

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 154 - 165, 31.08.2024

Ebru Cirban Ekrem , Burcu Küçükkaya

https://doi.org/10.54803/sauhsd.1472070

Abstract

Objective: The aim is to determine nursing students' sexual/reproductive health knowledge levels and affecting factors in extraordinary situations.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 356 nursing students between November-December 2023 at Bartın University of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. Data were collected through a survey including the Introductory Information Form and the Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge Scale in Emergencies (SRHKSE).
Results: The mean age of nursing students was 20.53±2.57. The average score on the SRHKSE was 84.90±7.91. The sub-dimensions of the SRHKSE revealed the following average scores: women's health empowerment 46.17±4.72, material supply for implementing the minimum initial service package in emergencies 17.79±2.42, basic knowledge of the minimum initial service package in emergencies 10.07±1.27, and strategy and education for the minimum initial service package in emergencies 10.87±1.72. Nursing students who were female, in their 3rd year, had income exceeding expenses, had mothers with primary/secondary education, and had knowledge in reproductive and sexual health showed significantly higher SRHKSE scores (p<.001).
Conclusion: In our study, nursing students exhibited high levels of knowledge in sexual and reproductive health during emergency status. The levels of knowledge in sexual and reproductive health during emergency status were found to be affected by gender, academic year, income level, maternal education, and awareness of reproductive and sexual health. It is recommended to conduct different research on the subject and develop the literature.

Keywords

Nursing, Student, Emergency Status, Sexual/Reproductive Health, Knowledge

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval was obtained from the Bartın University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee to conduct the research (Protocol Number: 2023-SBB-0666, Meeting Date: 16.11.2023). Institutional permission was received from the institution where the research was conducted. Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in this study. Throughout the research process, adherence to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration and Publication Ethics was maintained.

Supporting Institution

None.

Project Number

This study was not carried out within the scope of the project.

Thanks

We thank all participants who participated in the study. This research was presented as an oral presentation at the International Çeşm-i Cihan Health Congress in a changing world held between 15-16 December 2023.

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Olağanüstü Durumlarda Cinsel Sağlık/Üreme Sağlığı Bilgi Düzeylerinin ve Etkileyen Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin olağanüstü durumlarda cinsel sağlık/üreme sağlığı bilgi düzeylerinin ve etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma Bartın Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümü'nde Kasım-Aralık 2023 tarihleri arasında 356 hemşirelik öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Olağanüstü Durumlarda Cinsel Sağlık ve Üreme Sağlığı Bilgi Ölçeği'ni (ODCSÜSBÖ) içeren anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin yaş ortalamasının 20,53±2,57 idi. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ODCSÜSBÖ puan ortalaması 84,90±7,91, ODCSÜSBÖ’nün alt boyutları olan kadın sağlığının güçlendirilmesi puan ortalaması 46,17±4,72, olağanüstü durumlarda asgari başlangıç hizmet paketini uygulamak için malzeme tedariği puan ortalaması 17,79±2,42, olağanüstü durumlarda asgari başlangıç hizmet paketi temel bilgisi puan ortalaması 10,07±1,27 ve olağanüstü durumlarda asgari başlangıç hizmet paketi strateji ve eğitimi puan ortalaması 10,87±1,72 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kadın, 3. sınıf, geliri giderinden fazla, anne eğitimi ilkokul/ortaokul olan ve üreme/cinsel sağlık konusunda bilgi sahibi olan hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ODCSÜSBÖ puan ortalamasının yüksek ve farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur (p <,001). Öğrencilerin ODCSÜSBÖ toplam ve alt boyutlarından aldıkları puanlar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı pozitif bir ilişki vardı (p< ,001).
Sonuç: Araştırmamızda, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin olağanüstü durumlarda cinsel sağlık/üreme sağlığı bilgi düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu görüldü. Olağanüstü durumlarda cinsel sağlık/üreme sağlığı bilgi düzeylerinin cinsiyet, sınıf, gelir düzeyi, anne eğitim durumu ve üreme/cinsel sağlık konusunda bilgi sahibi olma durumundan etkilendiği belirlendi. Konu ile ilgili farklı araştırmaların yapılması ve literatürün geliştirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Hemşirelik, öğrenci, olağanüstü durum, cinsel sağlık/üreme sağlığı, bilgi

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval was obtained from the Bartın University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee to conduct the research (Protocol Number: 2023-SBB-0666, Meeting Date: 16.11.2023). Institutional permission was received from the institution where the research was conducted. Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in this study. Throughout the research process, adherence to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration and Publication Ethics was maintained.

Supporting Institution

None.

Project Number

This study was not carried out within the scope of the project.

Thanks

We thank all participants who participated in the study. This research was presented as an oral presentation at the International Çeşm-i Cihan Health Congress in a changing world held between 15-16 December 2023.

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