The Impact of Sexual Health Education Course on University Students' Sexual Myths and Sexual Health Knowledge

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the impact of sexual health education course on university students' sexual myths and sexual health knowledge. The intervention group of the experimental study, using a pre-test post-test control group design, consisted of 149 university students who had a sexual health education course in their curriculum. The control group, on the other hand, consisted of 156 participants who did not have a sexual health education course in their curriculum. Participants in the intervention group received 2 hours of sexual health education per week for 15 weeks as part of the course curriculum, while no intervention was provided to the control group. Pre-tests and post-tests were administered simultaneously to both the intervention and control groups. Data collection instruments included a Personal Information Form, Sexual Myths Scale (SMS), and Sexual Health Knowledge Test (SHKT). The study data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0 software. In addition to descriptive statistical methods, Pearson Chi-Square test, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation analysis, and tests for the significance of differences between two means for dependent and independent groups were used to test intergroup differences. The results were evaluated at a significance level of p