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Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the thoughts of the students studying at the School of Health Sciences on sexual myths.
Method: The study was carried out face-to-face with 325 students studying at a foundation university. The data of the study were collected using the “Introductory Information Form” and “Sexual Myths Scale”. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskall-Wallis Test and Spearman rho correlation test were used to analyze the data.
Results: It was determined that 69,5% of the students participating in the study were female, 97,5% were single, and 69,8% lived in the city. The sexual orientation and masturbation sub-dimension mean scores of the students whose families live in the Eastern Anatolia Region were found to be significantly higher. Male sexual orientation, gender, age and sexuality, sexual behavior, sexual intercourse, sexual satisfaction sub-dimension mean scores and total sexual myths scores were statistically significant compared to women (p<0,05). Sexual orientation, masturbation and sexual violence sub-dimension mean scores and total sexual myths mean scores were found higher in students who find it inappropriate to have sexual experiences before marriage than others who find it appropriate.
Conclusion: Men are more likely to believe in sexual myths than women. The geographical region in which the individual's family lives affects their belief in sexual myths. Cultural and geographical differences should be taken into consideration while planning the sexual health trainings organized in order to transfer sexual information to the society correctly.