Health knowledge of medical students about family planning and sexually transmitted diseases

Abstract

Introduction: To determine the level of knowledge about Family Planning (FP) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) in the first and sixth grade students of Atatürk University Medical Faculty.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the academic year of 2014-2015 and the universe constitutes first and last year students of the Faculty of Medicine. Participation in the survey was 76%. A questionnaire form prepared in accordance with the literature and pre-tested and the students was applied with face-to-face interview technique. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used.Results: The average age of the students is 21.9 ± 2.9. 48.5% of the students are girls, 51.5% are males, 60.2% are first class and 39.8% are in last grade. 11,8% of first-year students and 29,5% of last-year students correctly stated the AP definition. 40% of first-year students and 68.2% of last-year students said they had information about STDs. Conclusion: There was a significant difference between the first and last classes in terms of the knowledge of FP definition and level of knowledge about STDs. It has been determined that the information resources of students about FP and STD are frequently health personnel and internet. It is important for medical faculty students to have more FP and STD issues in their education curriculum, to be able to overcome possible problems and to be helpful for the community.

Keywords

• tıp fakültesi
• aile planlaması
• cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklar
• tıp öğrencisi
• müfredat
• kontrasepsiyon
• sağlık bilgisi
• medical faculty
• medical student
• curriculum
• family planning
• contraception
• sexually transmitted diseases
• health knowledge