Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan, Southwest People Regional State, Ethiopia.
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
PLoS One. 2022 Dec 7;17(12):e0278760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278760. eCollection 2022.
Unresolved sexual issues can have an impact on a person's wellbeing, social interactions, or even medication compliance. Given the enormous global demand to enhance and preserve sexual health, faculty members have a specific goal of developing nursing workforce who are truly prepared to work with clients who have sexual health issues. Hence, the study's purpose has been to evaluate the current state of attitude and belief of nursing students toward sexual healthcare and the factors that influence it in Southwest Ethiopia.
An online cross-sectional survey was conducted in Mizan-Tepi University involving 134 undergraduate nursing students from February 1 to March 10, 2022. The Sexual Attitude and Beliefs Scale (SABS) were used to assess the level of attitudes and beliefs regarding sexual care. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 26 was employed for data analysis. Multivariable linear regression analyses was conducted to identify predictors of attitudes and beliefs regarding sexual healthcare. The significance level was set at p<0.05.
The mean age of the nursing students participating in this study was 28.47±5.2. In our study, mean SABS score of the nursing students was found as 42.3 ± 2.1. The mean score of the SABS items ranged from 1.68±0.93 to 4.37±1.48. Having receiving sexual health education (p<0.001) was significantly associated with attitude and beliefs regarding sexual healthcare.
Ethiopian nursing students have been found to have a negative attitude and beliefs about sexual health care. Because comprehensive sex education is sorely lacking in nursing schools, this scrutiny prevents student nurses from receiving an adequate education. As there is a lack of appropriate sexual health subject matter, it is critical to standardize sexual health education in nursing programs so that nursing students can learn to provide comprehensive care to clients.
未解决的性问题会影响个人的幸福感、社交互动,甚至药物治疗的依从性。鉴于全球对提高和保护性健康的巨大需求,教师有一个明确的目标,就是培养真正有能力为有性健康问题的客户提供服务的护理人员。因此,本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚西南部护理学生对性保健的态度和信念现状,以及影响这一现状的因素。
本研究采用在线横断面调查,于 2022 年 2 月 1 日至 3 月 10 日在米赞-提皮大学对 134 名护理专业本科生进行调查。采用性态度和信念量表(SABS)评估学生对性保健的态度和信念水平。采用统计软件包(SPSS)版本 26 进行数据分析。采用多变量线性回归分析来确定性保健态度和信念的预测因素。p<0.05 为差异有统计学意义。
本研究中护理学生的平均年龄为 28.47±5.2 岁。研究发现护理学生 SABS 平均得分为 42.3±2.1。SABS 项目的平均得分范围为 1.68±0.93 至 4.37±1.48。接受过性健康教育培训(p<0.001)与护理学生对性保健的态度和信念显著相关。
研究发现,埃塞俄比亚护理学生对性保健的态度和信念呈消极态度。由于护理学校严重缺乏全面的性教育,这种审查使学生护士无法接受足够的教育。由于缺乏适当的性健康科目,因此需要规范护理课程中的性健康教育,以便护理学生能够学习为客户提供全面的护理。