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Investigation of the Sociodemographic Characteristics and Sexual Health Behaviours of University Students

NCT05280834 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 825

Last updated 2023-10-03

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Summary

The 10-19 age group is defined as the "Adolescent" and the 15-24 age group is defined as the "Youth" by the WHO. Adolescent period is the most vulnerable time to risks in terms of sexual health. Among the sexual health problems experienced by adolescents are sexually transmitted infections(STI), unwanted pregnancies, induced abortions and related complications, not using contraception, STI-induced cancer and infertility, sexual dysfunction.University students are at risk for sexual health because they are in the adolescent age group, they are inexperienced in gaining life experiences, and they are mostly away from the family environment for the first time. Insufficient knowledge in terms of sexual health and insufficient education on sexuality can affect students' attitudes and behaviors related to sexuality. In addition, in developing countries such as Turkey, sexuality is seen as a taboo, and the meanings attributed to sexuality vary according to men and women. In limited studies, it was determined that 24.1% of university student had sexual intercourse at least once, and 40.7% of them had sexual intercourse with more than one person in the last six months. It was determined that 15.5% of the adolescents 60.7% of the youth had sexual experience. In another study with men, it was determined that the students had their first sexual experience at the age of 17-18 on average and 31.0% of them still had active sexual lives. According to the results of a research conducted on first year students of eight universities; It was determined that 19% of the students had sexual experience. These results reveal that one out of every three young people in our country has sexual experience, and that the majority of them are not protected and there is a lack of information about sexuality. It is noteworthy that the rate of becoming sexually active in adolescents and young people is increasing. For this reason, studies are needed to examine the relationship between the status of having a sexual partner and sexual health in university students who have sexual experience. It is important to investigate this relationship and to provide at-risk students with trainings that increase their awareness of sexual health and sexual education. It is planned to examine the relationship between the status of having a sexual partner and sexual health of students studying at Kastamonu University.

Conditions

  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kastamonu University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-28
Primary Completion
2021-12-01
Completion
2021-12-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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