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2015, Cilt 2, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 001-019 |
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University Students' Sexual Behavior and Knowledge Levels on Common Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
Özlem AKALPLER1, Kafiye EROĞLU2 |
1Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Hemşirelik, Lefkoşa, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti 2Koç Üniversitesi, Hemşirelik, İstanbul, Türkiye |
Keywords: Sexually transmitted infection, university students, knowledge, sexual behavior |
University education is a period where students have significant life styles changes. During
this period, young people may undertake risky sexual behavior with effects of physical and
psychosocial changes. It would be beneficial to understand young peoples' attitudes about
sexual life, to determine their knowledge levels on sexually transmitted infections and risky
sexual behaviors in order to protect and develop communities' health care. This descriptive
study was carried out to determine university students' sexual behavior and knowledge levels
on common sexually transmitted infections (STI). Sample size of study was calculated as
384 from total population of 14762 students. The number of students from each faculty and
college at university determined by simple random sampling method. Data was collected with
a questionnaire consist of socio-demographic characteristics questions, sexually transmitted
infections knowledge questions and sexual behavior questions by the researcher between
01.03.2010 and 14.05.2010. Data was analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) for Windows 17.0 programme with percentage, arithmetic average, pearson chisquared,
and likelihood ratio. The knowledge level of students were determined with questions.
Scoring was done as giving “1” point for each correct answer and “0” point for each “false” and
“do not know” answers. The knowledge level of students was found “average” for 40.1% of them,
“good” for 36.5% of them and “not good” for 23.4% of them. The findings indicated that almost
all students knew AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was transmitted through
“sexual relation” and “blood transfusion”. On the other hand, approximately one third of the
students indicated that AIDS was transmitted “from mother to child during childbirth” and
half of the students stated that AIDS was transmitted through “commonly used toilets” and
“mosquitoes”. It was determined that students; did not give correct answer to transmission,
symptoms, treatment and protection of AIDS, gonore, and Hepatitis B; who are sexually
active had first sexual experience with people unknown people (44.8%) and did not use
any protection during sexual intercourse (45.9%). As a result because students had average
knowledge level and risky sexual behavior it is recommended to establish youth counselling
units in medical service units at universities and offer continuous as well as active education
and counselling services about sexual health.
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