Lokman Hekim University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery - Ankara, Turkey.
University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery - Ankara, Turkey.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2024 Sep 2;70(8):e20240416. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20240416. eCollection 2024.
The research aimed to determine the attitudes of students studying in health-related departments toward sexual myths and the factors affecting them.
The study is descriptive research involving 287 students enrolled in health-related departments. The data were collected using a "Descriptive Information Form" and the "Sexual Myths Scale (SMS)" and analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 software package. The SPSS 22.0 package program was used to evaluate the data. In statistical analysis, Spearman correlation analysis was employed to determine the relationship between continuous variables and the SMS score, and the statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05.
The total score was found to be 53.57±17.54 (min: 28.00 to max: 140.00), reflecting a moderate level. There was a statistically significant difference between the total score of SMS according to gender, family type, maternal employment status, and paternal education level (p<0.05). It was also determined that male students, students whose mothers were unemployed, who lived in extended families, and whose fathers had low education had lower SMS scores.
Despite students studying in health-related departments and receiving relevant courses, their level of sexual myths remains at a moderate level, indicating the presence of knowledge gaps and misconceptions in the subject matter. Therefore, it is crucial to implement comprehensive education and counseling services on reproductive and sexual health for all university students.
本研究旨在确定医学相关专业学生对性神话的态度及其影响因素。
本研究为描述性研究，纳入了 287 名医学相关专业的学生。采用“描述性信息表”和“性神话量表（SMS）”收集数据，并使用 SPSS 22.0 软件包进行分析。采用 SPSS 22.0 程序对数据进行评估。在统计分析中，采用 Spearman 相关分析来确定连续变量与 SMS 评分之间的关系，且以 p<0.05 为具有统计学意义的标准。
SMS 总分为 53.57±17.54（最小值：28.00，最大值：140.00），表明处于中等水平。SMS 总分在性别、家庭类型、母亲就业状况和父亲教育程度方面存在统计学差异（p<0.05）。具体而言，男生、母亲失业、与父母以外的亲属同住、父亲教育程度较低的学生 SMS 得分较低。
尽管医学相关专业的学生接受了相关课程，但他们的性神话水平仍处于中等水平，这表明他们在生殖和性健康方面存在知识差距和误解。因此，对所有大学生实施全面的生殖和性健康教育和咨询服务至关重要。
