Evaluation of Turkish Women’s Thoughts on Their First Sexual Experience

Objective This study aims to determine the need for sexual health education, whose importance is also emphasized by the World Health Organization, so that the youths can develop a responsible, healthy, and satisfactory sexual life and evaluates Turkish women’s thoughts about their first sexual experience. Methods A total of 100 persons who were willing to participate in the research, selected through random sampling from among the women above 18 years of age who have had their first sexual experiences, and applied to the Private Diva Gynecological Diseases and Women's Health Clinic in Cankaya district of Ankara province for gynecological examination, hymen examination, or pregnancy diagnosis from 01/06/2020 to 01/09/2020. Results Of the participants, 63% were undergraduate students and 47% had stated that their first sexual experience is a private experience, while 42% stated that they were not careful about protection during their first sexual experience. It is worth noting that those who were careful about protection were the participants in the age range of 18-25 (45.5%). It was seen that 80% of those who live in the Black Sea Region have not had any sexual activity before their first sexual experience and that 46.7% of participants who live in this region again were not careful about protection. Conclusion In the link from healthy individuals to a healthy society, sexual education must be started before their first sexual experience and continued throughout life.