Çevrimiçi Cinsel Sağlık ve Üreme Sağlığı Eğitimi Sonrası Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Bilgi Düzeyleri: Yarı Deneysel Bir Araştırma

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 250 - 266, 31.07.2025

Ebru Cirban Ekrem , Yeliz Çakır-koçak

Öz

Amaç: Cinsel Sağlık/Üreme Sağlığı (CSÜS) genç yetişkin grupta bulunan üniversite öğrencileri için oldukça önemli bir konudur. Bu çalışma, çevrimiçi Cinsel Sağlık/Üreme Sağlığı eğitimine katılmak isteyen ve katılmak istemeyen üniversite öğrencileri arasındaki CSÜS bilgi düzeyinde farklılıkları incelemiştir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Yarı deneysel araştırmaya 2022-2023 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar döneminde bir üniversiteye kayıt yaptıran öğrenciler katılmıştır. Araştırmacılar örneklemi, olasılıksız örnekleme yoluyla seçmişlerdir. Minimum örneklem büyüklüğü G-Power 3.1 yazılımı kullanılarak hesaplanmış ve 180 öğrenci katılmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Cinsel Sağlık Bilgi Testi (CSBT) kullanılmıştır. Araştırma ön test, eğitim ve son test tasarımı kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan üniversite öğrencileri arasında CSBT toplam puan ortalamaları ve alt konu gruplarındaki toplam puan ortalamalarının eğitim grubunda anlamlı olarak daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). Araştırmada eğitim alan gruptaki üniversite öğrencilerinin CSBT puan ortalamalarının kardeş sayısından olumsuz etkilendiği, baba eğitim durumunun ise orta düzeyde olumlu yönde etkilendiği belirlenmiştir (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Çevrimiçi cinsel sağlık eğitimi alan öğrencilerin cinsel sağlık bilgi düzeylerinin almayanlara göre daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Güvenilir bilgi kaynaklarından verilen eğitim serileri sonucunda öğrencilerin güvenli cinsel davranış becerilerinin artacağı, riskli ve sağlıksız cinsel uygulamalarının ise azalacağı öngörülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Üniversite öğrencisi , Online , Eğitim , Cinsel sağlık , Üreme sağlığı

Proje Numarası

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

University Students' Level of Knowledge After Online Sexual and Reproductive Health Education: A Quasi-Experimental Research

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Objectives: Sexual/Reproductive Health (SRH) is a very important issue for university students in the young adult group. This study examined the differences in SRH knowledge levels between university students who wanted to participate in online SRH education and those who did not.
Materials and Methods: Students enrolled at a university in the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year participated in the quasi-experimental research. The researchers selected the sample through non-probability sampling. The minimum sample size was calculated using the G-Power 3.1 software, and 180 students participated. The Introductory Information Form and Sexual Health Knowledge Test (SHKT) were used to collect data. The study was conducted using a pre-test, training, and post-test design.
Results: Among the university students participating in the study, it was determined that the SHKT total score averages and the total score averages in the sub-subject groups were significantly higher in the training group (p<0.05). The study determined that the SHKT score averages of the university students in the group receiving education were negatively affected by the number of siblings, and the education level of their fathers had a moderately positive effect (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was observed that the level of sexual health knowledge of the students who received online sexual health education was higher than those who did not. As a result of the training series given from traditional information sources, it is predicted that the safe sexual behaviour skills of the students will increase and their risky and unhealthy sexual practices will decrease.

Anahtar Kelimeler

University student , Online , Education , Sexual health , Reproductive health

Etik Beyan

Permission was obtained from the ethics committee (14.06.2022, 2022-SBB-0275) and the institution (30.06.2022, E-71504618-600-2200059542) for doing the study, and the authors for using the knowledge test during the study data collection process. Informed consent was obtained from all students participating in the study.

Destekleyen Kurum

None.

Proje Numarası

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

Teşekkür

The researchers would like to thank the participants.

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