Youth Sexual Health: Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among Students at a University in Turkey

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dc.authorwosiderdem, ilknur/A-8171-2019
dc.authorwosidTokuç, Burcu/ABF-7730-2021
dc.contributor.authorSaracoglu, Gamze Varol
dc.contributor.authorErdem, Ilknur
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Sultan
dc.contributor.authorTokuc, Burcu
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:17:27Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:17:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: To determine sexual attitudes, behavior, and knowledge of Namik Kemal University (NKU) students about sexual health and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Method: A sample representing 10% of the undergraduate population of NKU in 2009-2010, was studied. Of 1,500 questionnaires distributed, 1,314 (87.6%) were filled out. Results: The mean age of the respondents (52.9% male) was 20.07 +/- 1.75 years. The rate of students who had received sexual health education was 32.0%, and 15.3% had previously used a sexual health service. Eleven percent of the female students and 50.3% of the male students had had sexual intercourse. The average age of initial sexual intercourse was 16.83 +/- 2.07 years. Of the students who had had sexual intercourse, 46.6% reported that they did not use any contraception method. The most preferred method was condoms (37.6%). The rate of contraceptive use was 58.7% in sexually educated students and 43.9% in those not educated (p=0.004). The most well-known STI was AIDS (96.5%), with sexually educated students giving higher rates of correct answers about STIs (p<0.05) Conclusion: The students who had received sexual health education were more knowledgeable about vital consequences of STI's, even though it is not sufficient, than sexually active students. Awareness of safe sexual practices and changes in behavior, in particular, promoting condom use should be established in higher risk youths. Deficiencies in knowledge could be addressed by adding a sexual healthtraining component to the university curriculum, and unmet requirements could be met by reorganizing medico-social centers in universities.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/npa.y6768
dc.identifier.endpage228en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0667
dc.identifier.issn1309-4866
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid28360630en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84907812972en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage222en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid162872en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/npa.y6768
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/162872
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/24706
dc.identifier.volume51en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000346118900007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNoropsikiyatri Arsivi-Archives Of Neuropsychiatryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectYouth Healthen_US
dc.subjectSexually Transmitted Diseaseen_US
dc.subjectSexual Healthen_US
dc.subjectSexual Behavioren_US
dc.subjectContraceptionen_US
dc.subjectTransmitted Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectReproductive Healthen_US
dc.subjectMedical-Studentsen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectServicesen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.titleYouth Sexual Health: Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Among Students at a University in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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