The Reasons of University Students for Selecting Sexual Health Course

Abstract

Abstract Objective: The research was conducted to determine the reasons of university students taking Health” course for choosing it. Methods: The study was conducted at Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. The research population consisted of all 64 sophomore students (10 male, 54 female) studying at Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Sciences Department of Nursing and taking Health lesson as an elective course. Developed by researchers, Feedback Form on the Sexual Course was used as a data collection tool. Data were analyzed using the number and percentage values. Results: The findings indicate that the majority of the students had insufficient knowledge about sexual health (93.8%), wanted to get information about everything related to sexual health (35.9%), chose the course to be informed about sexuality and reproductive health (45.4%), hadn't received sexual health training before (58.7%), wanted education on sexual health (100%), wanted sexual health course to be 'compulsory' (96.9%) and should be given at secondary level (% 50.0%) and generalized across the country (96.9%). Conclusion: The research findings were discussed in the light of relevant literature emphasizing the importance of sexual health course for university students and referring to the requirement of the comprehensive sexual health education. Keywords: Sexual health course, university students, sexual health education, nursing.