Effect of Peer Education on Reproductive Health and Safe Sexuality Knowledge
- Conditions
- Knowledge Level
- Registration Number
- NCT07120919
- Lead Sponsor
- Medipol University
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Safe Sexuality and Family Planning Education with Peer Education on Midwifery Students, to create awareness on this issue and to contribute to the literature. The main questions aimed to be answered in the study are as follows:
H1: The level of reproductive health knowledge of students receiving peer education is significantly higher than the control group who did not receive education.
H2: The safe sexuality knowledge level of students receiving peer education is significantly higher than the control group who did not receive education.
H3: Peer education provides a statistically significant increase in students' overall reproductive health and safe sex knowledge levels.
Participants will evaluate the training with the scales they will fill in before and after the safe sexuality and family planning training. also, the effect of the training on behaviour will be measured with the questionnaires they will fill in 2 months later.
- Detailed Description
The study population consisted of Turkish midwifery students studying at Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Health Sciences, in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. The sample of the study was determined by stratified random sampling among Turkish students. Students who agreed to participate in the study were assigned to intervention and control groups by the lottery method. The number of students participating in the study by class was as follows:
1. st year: 25 intervention, 25 control,
2. nd year: 31 intervention, 31 control,
3. rd year: 18 intervention, 18 control,
4. th year: 26 intervention, 26 control.
Inclusion Criteria:
At least 18 years old,
Being a midwifery student,
Able to communicate verbally,
Volunteering to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
History of psychiatric illness,
Being a foreign national student.
Data Collection Tools: The study data were collected using the Participant Information Form, "Reproductive Health Scale for Turkish Adolescents," and "Peer Mentoring Evaluation Scale."
Participant Information Form: This form consisted of 15 questions developed by the researchers in line with the literature.
Reproductive Health Scale for Turkish Adolescents: This 34-item scale was in a 5-point Likert type format. The first 16 items were reverse-scored. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.88.
Peer Mentoring Evaluation Scale: Developed by Kocadere in 2015, the scale consisted of 10 items in a 7-point Likert type format. A total peer mentoring score was obtained by summing all responses. The minimum possible score was 10, and the maximum was 70. Higher total scores indicated higher satisfaction. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.937.
Data Collection: Data were collected via Google survey. The Google survey link of the data collection tools was shared with the students, and the informed consent form was obtained face-to-face. The online questionnaire form was set to be answered only from a single account to prevent multiple responses from the same participant. Students who volunteered to participate read the study information and clicked the confirmation tab to join the study. It took approximately 15 minutes for participants to complete the survey.
In the intervention group, the "Reproductive Health Scale for Turkish Adolescents" was administered in the pre-test, followed by peer education. Three months later, in the post-test, both the "Reproductive Health Scale for Turkish Adolescents" and the "Peer Mentoring Evaluation Scale" were administered. In the control group, no intervention was performed, and only the "Reproductive Health Scale for Turkish Adolescents" was administered.
Data Analysis: The data obtained in the study were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0. First, the normality of the variables was assessed, and appropriate statistical tests were selected accordingly. For comparisons between groups of quantitative data, the Independent Samples t-test was used; for data not conforming to normal distribution, Mann-Whitney U or Wilcoxon tests were preferred. Cohen's d effect size analysis was performed to determine the magnitude of significant differences. Additionally, the Independent Samples t-test was used to compare the means of two independent groups, the Paired Samples t-test to compare the means of the same group at two different time points, the Chi-square test to examine the relationship between two categorical variables, One-Way ANOVA to compare the means of three or more groups, and Two-Way ANOVA to examine the effect of two independent variables and their interaction. The level of significance was set at p\<0.05 in all analyses.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 200
- At least 18 years old,
- Midwifery student,
- Can communicate verbally,
- Volunteer to participate in the research.
- Has a history of psychiatric illness.
- Foreign students.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reproductive Health Scale for Turkish Adolescents baseline The scale, which was developed to measure the level of knowledge of young people about reproductive health and consists of 34 items, is 5-point Likert type. The first 16 items are reverse scored. Cronbach's alpha=0.88.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Peer Mentoring Assessment Scale 3 months later. The scale consists of 10 items. In the 7 Likert scale, a total score for peer mentoring is obtained by summing all responses. The lowest total score is 10 and the highest score is 70. The higher the total score, the higher the satisfaction. The scale has α = 0.937.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Istanbul Medipol University
🇹🇷İ̇stanbul, Beykoz, Turkey
Istanbul Medipol University🇹🇷İ̇stanbul, Beykoz, Turkey