The Effect of Sexual Health Course on Nursing Students' Sexual Myths

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Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of sexual health course on nursing students' sexual myths. Materials and Methods: It is semiexperimental design study in a single group pretest-posttest. The sample of the study consisted of 1st grade students who chose Sexual Health Course in a nursing faculty in the spring of 2018-2019 (n=94). The data of this study were collected using the Data Collection Form and the Sexual Myths Scale. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and the Paired-Samples t-test. Results: In the study, 69.4% of the students were female and 30.6% of them were male. When the pre-test and post-test sexual myths scale mean scores of the students were compared, a significant difference was found between them (t=9.059, p=0.000). There was no change in the average score of the sexual violence sub-dimension of the Sexual Myth Scale. Conclusion: It is recommended that sexual health course is effective in reducing students' sexual myths, therefore sexual health should be given as a course in nursing education curriculum.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nursing Student
• Sexual Education
• Sexual Myths

Cinsel Sağlık Dersinin Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Cinsel Mitleri Üzerine Etkisi

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı cinsel sağlık dersinin hemşirelik öğrencilerinin cinsel mitleri üzerine etkisini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tek gruplu ön test-son test düzeninde yarı deneysel desen bir çalışmadır. Çalışmanın örneklemini 2018-2019 bahar yılında bir hemşirelik fakültesinde Cinsel Sağlık Dersi’ni seçen 1. Sınıf öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır (n=94). Veriler, veri toplama formu ve Cinsel Mitler Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve Paired-Samples t Testi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmada öğrencilerin %69.4 kadın %30.6’sı erkektir. Öğrencilerin, ön test ve son test cinsel mitler ölçek puan ortalamaları karşılaştırıldığında aralarında anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur (t=9.059, p=0.000). Cinsel Mit Ölçeği cinsel şiddet alt boyutu puan ortalamasında değişiklik meydana gelmemiştir. Sonuç: Cinsel sağlık dersinin öğrencilerin, cinsel mitlerini azaltmada etkili olduğu, bu nedenle cinsel sağlığın hemşirelik eğitimi müfredatlarında bir ders olarak verilmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cinsel Eğitim
• Cinsel Mitler
• Hemşirelik Öğrencisi

Kaynakça

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