Sexual Health Literacy Scale

NCT ID: NCT05821907

Last Updated: 2024-11-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 400 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-04
• Study Completion Date: 2024-10-30

Brief Summary

According to the World Health Organization, sexual health is a state of well-being related to sexuality as a whole, not just the absence of disease or dysfunction or disability. sexual health; It requires a positive and respectful attitude, free from sexual coercion and discrimination, free of violence, enjoyable and safe experiences. It obliges the respect, protection and fulfillment of the sexual rights of every individual. sexual health; includes a safe and respectful framework free from violence and discrimination; it covers not only the reproductive period, but every age period; different sexual identities and forms of sexual expression, as well as livable and critical gender values, roles, expectations and power dynamics. Insufficient information, difficult access to health services and lack of a guiding structure; It negatively affects young individuals' ability to take responsible decisions with good knowledge about sexuality during their sexual development. Information is obtained from channels where erroneous and incorrect information transfer is intense, and the ways of accessing this information play an important role in the spread of sexual myths in society. Based on all these reasons; This study aimed to develop the Sexual Health Literacy Scale.

Conditions

Sexual Behavior; Literacy; Sexuality

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

data collection group

The scale development process generally consists of three stages as item production, theoretical analysis and psychometric analysis. The researcher provides theoretical support to the item pool during item production. In the theoretical analysis stage, the content validity of the new scale is evaluated and the first item pool is ensured to reflect the desired structure. In the final stage of the psychometric analysis, the researcher evaluates whether the new scale establishes validity and reliability.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals over the age of 18 who are willing to participate in the study, without psychiatric illness,
• No physical or mental disability
• Able to speak and understand Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not willing to participate in the study, with psychiatric illness,
• Physically and mentally handicapped
• 18 years and under,
• Does not speak Turkish

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Nurdan Demirci

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nurdan Demirci

Prof

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı, PhDc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Marmara University

Locations

Marmara University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2023.shls.olmezyalazi

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id