Young nursing and medical students' knowledge and attitudes towards sexuality and contraception in two spanish universities: an inferential study.

Autor: Scarano-Pereira JP; Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Martinino A; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy., Manicone F; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy., Álvarez-García C; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Edif. B3, dep. 243, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, Jaén, 23071, Spain., Ortega-Donaire L; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Edif. B3, dep. 243, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, Jaén, 23071, Spain., Clavijo-Chamorro MZ; Department of Nursing, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain., López-Medina IM; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Edif. B3, dep. 243, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, Jaén, 23071, Spain., Álvarez-Nieto C; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Edif. B3, dep. 243, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, Jaén, 23071, Spain. calvarez@ujaen.es., Sanz-Martos S; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Edif. B3, dep. 243, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, Jaén, 23071, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC medical education [BMC Med Educ] 2023 Apr 26; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 283. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 26.
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04255-8
Abstrakt: Background: Living safely sexuality and without risk to one's health is an international priority. The youth age group has specific characteristics that make it a particularly vulnerable group for adverse consequences such as unwanted pregnancies or sexually transmitted infections. Health professionals are an important group to address this issue; however, to achieve a good result, sufficient knowledge is required to solve all the issues. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge of young university students studying a nursing or a medical degree.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of young medical and nursing students was conducted. The selection of participants was made by convenience. The Sexuality and Contraceptive Knowledge Instrument scale was used to measure knowledge level. A bivariate analysis was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test or the Kruskal-Wallis H test, depending on the number of categories of the independent variable. Finally, a multivariate analysis was conducted using a multiple linear regression model, establishing the level of knowledge as the dependent variable and all variables that obtained statistical significance in the bivariate analysis as predictors. Data collection was carried out from October 2020 to March 2021.
Results: The sample comprised 657 health university students. Participants had a good level of knowledge, with 77.9% answering 50% of the questions correctly. Before training, 34.15% of the participants did not pass 50% of the questions asked. This percentage decreased to 12.87% after receiving sexuality training during their university degrees. The main training gaps were found for the items on hormonal contraceptive methods. The bivariate analysis showed that female participants had significantly higher knowledge scores, as did those who had used a hormonal contraceptive method during the most recent intercourse or were aware of family planning centers. These variables maintained their significant effect at the multivariate level, obtaining two models with good explanatory power for participants of both university degrees.
Conclusion: The general level of knowledge of the healthcare students was high and sufficient after receiving training during the university degree (87.13% of the participants obtain more than 50% of items correct). The main training gap was found for items on hormonal contraceptive methods, which should be emphasized in future training programs.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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