Histerektomi yapılmış kadınların cinsel sağlık okuryazarlığının cinsel tutumlarına etkisi

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Ataturk University, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, EBELİK ANABİLİM DALI, Turkey

Approval Date: 2024

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: NAZ ORUÇ

Supervisor: Hava Özkan

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effect of sexual health literacy on the sexual attitudes of women who have undergone hysterectomy. Material and Method: This descriptive study was carried out with 102 woman who had surgery of hysterectomy in the Gynecology Department of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Hospital between December 2023 and May 2024. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a PIF, the SHLS and the HSAS. Data were evaluated using frequency and percentage analyses for descriptive characteristics, distribution of SHLS and HSAS scores, the relationship between the two scales, and differences according to descriptive characteristics using t-tests, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and Pearson correlation analyses. Results: The total score of the SHLS was found to be 53.56±12.56, and the total score of the HSAS was 78.47±13.92. A positive significant relationship was found between the birth control subscale, the evaluation as a means subscale, and the total score of the Sexual Attitudes Scale and the sexual knowledge subscale of the SHLS. Additionally, a positive significant relationship was found between the evaluation as a means subscale and the total score of the SHLS (p 0.1). Conclusion: : It was concluded that the sexual attitude levels of women increased within the increase of the level of sexual health literacy. Keywords: Sexuality, Sexual health literacy, Sexual attitudes, Midwife, Hysterectomy, Women's health, Health literacy