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Young Nursing Student’s Knowledge and Attitudes about Contraceptive Methods

Purpose: Adolescence is considered a period in which individuals are particularly at risk of negative consequences related to sexual health. Increased knowledge levels have traditionally been used as an indicator of the effectiveness of educational programs, but attitudes are not addressed and are a...

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Autores principales: Sanz-Martos, Sebastián, López-Medina, Isabel María, Álvarez-García, Cristina, Clavijo-Chamorro, María Zoraida, Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús, López-Rodríguez, María Mar, Fernández-Feito, Ana, Navarro-Prado, Silvia, Álvarez-Serrano, María Adelaida, Baena-García, Laura, Navarro-Perán, María Ángeles, Álvarez-Nieto, Carmen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7459644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32823694
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165869
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author Sanz-Martos, Sebastián
López-Medina, Isabel María
Álvarez-García, Cristina
Clavijo-Chamorro, María Zoraida
Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús
López-Rodríguez, María Mar
Fernández-Feito, Ana
Navarro-Prado, Silvia
Álvarez-Serrano, María Adelaida
Baena-García, Laura
Navarro-Perán, María Ángeles
Álvarez-Nieto, Carmen
author_facet Sanz-Martos, Sebastián
López-Medina, Isabel María
Álvarez-García, Cristina
Clavijo-Chamorro, María Zoraida
Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús
López-Rodríguez, María Mar
Fernández-Feito, Ana
Navarro-Prado, Silvia
Álvarez-Serrano, María Adelaida
Baena-García, Laura
Navarro-Perán, María Ángeles
Álvarez-Nieto, Carmen
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description Purpose: Adolescence is considered a period in which individuals are particularly at risk of negative consequences related to sexual health. Increased knowledge levels have traditionally been used as an indicator of the effectiveness of educational programs, but attitudes are not addressed and are a key element for the success of such programs. The aim of this study is to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptive methods among nursing students. A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out. In total, 2914 university students (aged 18–25 years) enrolled in the study. Participants completed two validated scales to measure knowledge level and attitudes toward contraceptive use. Nursing degree students who received training about contraceptives obtained a success rate of over 70%, compared to 15.3% among students who had not received such training (p < 0.001). The mean attitude score was 43.45 points (10–50), but there were no significant differences in terms of student training (p = 0.435), although they were significantly higher among students who used contraceptives at first or last sexual intercourse (p < 0.001). There was a significant weak correlation between the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptives. An adequate level of knowledge about sexuality and contraceptive methods does not correspond to positive attitudes toward their use, although having an excellent attitude toward contraceptive use is related to their use during youth and adolescence.
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spelling pubmed-74596442020-09-02 Young Nursing Student’s Knowledge and Attitudes about Contraceptive Methods Sanz-Martos, Sebastián López-Medina, Isabel María Álvarez-García, Cristina Clavijo-Chamorro, María Zoraida Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús López-Rodríguez, María Mar Fernández-Feito, Ana Navarro-Prado, Silvia Álvarez-Serrano, María Adelaida Baena-García, Laura Navarro-Perán, María Ángeles Álvarez-Nieto, Carmen Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Purpose: Adolescence is considered a period in which individuals are particularly at risk of negative consequences related to sexual health. Increased knowledge levels have traditionally been used as an indicator of the effectiveness of educational programs, but attitudes are not addressed and are a key element for the success of such programs. The aim of this study is to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptive methods among nursing students. A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out. In total, 2914 university students (aged 18–25 years) enrolled in the study. Participants completed two validated scales to measure knowledge level and attitudes toward contraceptive use. Nursing degree students who received training about contraceptives obtained a success rate of over 70%, compared to 15.3% among students who had not received such training (p < 0.001). The mean attitude score was 43.45 points (10–50), but there were no significant differences in terms of student training (p = 0.435), although they were significantly higher among students who used contraceptives at first or last sexual intercourse (p < 0.001). There was a significant weak correlation between the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptives. An adequate level of knowledge about sexuality and contraceptive methods does not correspond to positive attitudes toward their use, although having an excellent attitude toward contraceptive use is related to their use during youth and adolescence. MDPI 2020-08-13 2020-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7459644/ /pubmed/32823694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165869 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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López-Medina, Isabel María
Álvarez-García, Cristina
Clavijo-Chamorro, María Zoraida
Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús
López-Rodríguez, María Mar
Fernández-Feito, Ana
Navarro-Prado, Silvia
Álvarez-Serrano, María Adelaida
Baena-García, Laura
Navarro-Perán, María Ángeles
Álvarez-Nieto, Carmen
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7459644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32823694
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165869
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