Effect of Reproductive Health Education on Students’ Reproductive Behavior and Attitudes Towards Family Planning
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https://doi.org/10.33719/sexscij.2504.13Keywords:
midwifery, student, family planning, reproductive healthAbstract
Objective: This study aims to investigate how reproductive health education influences students' reproductive behaviors and their perspectives on family planning.
Material and Methods: A total of 300 university students who voluntarily took the reproductive health and family planning course were included in the study. Data collection was done using a "socio-demographic information form", "Reproductive Health Scale for Turkish Adolescents" and "Attitude Scale towards Family Planning". The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS23 program.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in the average scores of pre-test and post-test of RHS according to the read section (p=0.007). A statistically significant difference was obtained in the median values of the APFTS post-test subscale and total scores according to the read section (p=0.021).
Conclusion: It was determined that the reproductive health education given to students had a positive impact on their attitudes towards reproductive health and family planning.
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