Determining the Students’ Knowledge Levels and Educational Needs on Reproductive Health Who Have Just Begun to Faculty of Nursing

INTRODUCTION: Youth are at high risk for reproductive health problems and adolescent health monitoring has entered a new routine during family medicine follow-ups Our study was planned in order to determine the students’ knowledge level and educational needs on reproductive health who have just begun to Faculty of Nursing.

METHODS: A questionnaire was applied by face-to-face interview method to the students who had recently registered to Hacettepe University Nursing Faculty in the 2019-2020 academic year in this descriptive study. In the evaluation of the data, the mean and standard deviation for continuous variables and frequency table for qualitative data were used. The Chi-square test was used to test the relationship between qualitative data. Statistical analysis was done with the SPSS v.23 package program.
RESULTS: 120 students were included in the study. The school (75.80%) was in the first place among students' sources of information on reproductive health. The most common contraceptive method was the pill (80.80%). The most common answer to the question of what sexually transmitted diseases are was the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (85.80%). The most wanted topic to learn was sexually transmitted diseases with 51.70%. There was no statistically significant relationship between students' age, gender, economic status, the school they graduated from, and their level of knowledge.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Young people don't have sufficient and correct knowledge about reproductive health. More attention should be given to planning their training. In addition, the family physician, who monitors adolescents between the ages of 10-21 and provides counseling services on reproductive health, plays an especially important role to acquire accurate and reliable information.

Hemþirelik Fakültesi’ne Yeni Baþlayan Öðrencilerin Üreme Saðlýðý Konusundaki Bilgi Düzeyleri ve Eðitim Ýhtiyaçlarýnýn Belirlenmesi

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Gençler; üreme saðlýðý sorunlarý açýsýndan yüksek risk altýndadýr ve ergen izlemleri aile hekimliðinde yeni rutine girmiþtir. Çalýþmamýz Hemþirelik Fakültesi’ne yeni baþlayan öðrencilerin üreme saðlýðý konusundaki bilgi düzeylerini ve eðitim ihtiyacýný belirlemek amacýyla planlanmýþtýr.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Tanýmlayýcý nitelikteki çalýþmada Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hemþirelik Fakültesi’ne 2019-2020 eðitim-öðretim yýlýnda yeni kayýt yaptýran öðrencilere yüz yüze görüþme yöntemiyle anket uygulandý. Verilerin deðerlendirilmesinde sürekli olan deðiþkenler için ortalama ve standart sapma, niteliksel veriler için frekans tablosu kullanýldý. Niteliksel veriler arasýnda iliþki araþtýrýlýrken ki-kare testi kullanýldý. Ýstatiksel analizler SPSSv23 paket programý ile yapýldý.
BULGULAR: Çalýþmaya toplam 120 öðrenci dahil oldu. Öðrencilerin üreme saðlýðý konusundaki bilgi kaynaklarý arasýnda birinci sýrada okul (%75,80) gelmekteydi. En fazla bilinen doðum kontrol yöntemi hap (%80,80) idi. “Cinsel yolla bulaþan hastalýklar hangileridir” sorusuna verilen en fazla cevap Human Immunodeficiency Virüs idi (%85,80). En fazla eðitim almak istenen konu %51,70 ile cinsel yolla bulaþan hastalýklardý. Öðrencilerin yaþ, cinsiyet, ekonomik durum, mezun olduklarý okul ile bilgi düzeyleri arasýnda istatistiksel olarak anlamlý iliþki yoktu.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Üreme saðlýðý konusunda gençler yeterli ve doðru bilgi düzeyine sahip deðildir. Eðitimleri planlanýrken bu konu üzerinde daha fazla durulmasý gerekmektedir. Ayrýca doðru ve güvenilir bilginin kazanýlmasý için 10-21 yaþ arasý ergen izlemini yapan ve üreme saðlýðý konusunda danýþmanlýk verme hizmeti bulunan aile hekimine özellikle büyük rol düþmektedir.