Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of sexual education provided via WhatsApp on the level of sexual knowledge and sexual myths in midwifery students in Turkey. Methods: Students were randomly divided into WhatsApp education, conventional education, and control groups. Data were collected using a Questionnaire Form, the Sexual Health Knowledge Test, and the Sexual Myth Scale. Results: Post-education and one-month-follow-up the Sexual Health Knowledge Test medians in the control group (24.0 and 27.0 respectively) were significantly lower than those of the WhatsApp (31.0 and 32.5 respectively) and conventional education groups (30.5 and 32.0 respectively) and Sexual Myth Scale medians in the control group (70.0 and 67.0 respectively) were significantly higher than those of the WhatsApp (55.5 and 60.0) and conventional education groups (53.0 and 55.0, respectively) (p < .001). There was no difference between WhatsApp and conventional education groups in terms of the Sexual Health Knowledge Test and Sexual Myth Scale scores (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Sexual education provided by conventional methods and via WhatsApp increased sexual health knowledge and decreased sexual myths.

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目的：调查通过 WhatsApp 提供的性教育对土耳其助产士学生的性知识和性神话水平的影响。方法：将学生随机分为WhatsApp教育组、常规教育组和对照组。使用问卷调查表、性健康知识测试和性神话量表收集数据。结果：教育后和1个月随访后，对照组的性健康知识测试中位数（分别为24.0和27.0）显着低于WhatsApp组（分别为31.0和32.5）和传统教育组（分别为30.5和32.5）。对照组的性神话量表中位数（分别为 32.0 和 67.0）显着高于 WhatsApp 组（分别为 55.5 和 60.0）和传统教育组（分别为 53.0 和 55.0）（ p < .001）。 WhatsApp 和传统教育组在性健康知识测试和性神话量表得分方面没有差异 ( p > 0.05)。结论：通过传统方法和 WhatsApp 提供的性教育增加了性健康知识并减少了性神话。