Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the attitudes of university students about gender equality. Material and Methods: The study was performed as cross sectional type with 731 students who educated at Faculty of Health Science, Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2017-2018 autumn semester. The student’s characteristics form and “Gender Equality Scale” were used for data collection. The scale contains two subscales “Understanding that Considers Male as Superior” and “Understanding that Subjects Females to Males”. Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction were used to evaluate for data. Results: Of the students 73.3% were women, 29.7% were from nursing department, 29.1% were first year students and the average age of them was 20.9±1.8. 33.3% of the participants were born in the Marmara region and approximately half (51%) stated that they lived in the province for the longest time. The median score of the understanding that subjects females to males and understanding that considers male as superior were statistically lower female students, educated at social work, were born in the Marmara region, had parents who had higher education and accommodated with family. The median score of understanding that considers male as superior and understanding that subjects females to males was found to be statistically higher in the students who lived in rural areas, had not heard concept of social gender, and take course or lesson of social gender equality. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that university students, who will lead the development of society, need training and practices planned in a way to ensure gender equality.