The Effect of Sexual Minority Awareness Education on the Level of Knowledge and Attitude Towards LGBT Individuals

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Purpose:This research was planned to determine the effect of the sexual minority awareness training program given to nursing students on the level of knowledge and attitude towards LGBT individuals. Design:The study was planned as an experimental study with a randomized control group, using pre-test, post-test and follow-up test. LGBT Ally Identity Measure, Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale, Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale will be used as data collection forms. Hypotheses: H1: The LGBT Ally Identity Measure scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase after the training H2: The LGBT Ally Identity Measure scores of students receiving sexual minority awareness training will increase compared to the control group. H3: Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase after the training H4: Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase compared to the control group. H5: Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase after the training H6: Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase compared to the control group.

Official Title
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The Effect of Sexual Minority Awareness Education Provided to Nursing Students on the Level of Knowledge and Attitudes Towards LGBT Individuals

Conditions
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Sexual and Gender Minorities, Attitude

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: sexual minority awareness training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Be a student of the faculty of nursing No barriers to accessing technology for participation in the online training program Absence of a communication barrier related to vision and hearing Exclusion Criteria: leaving the nursing faculty for various reasons have received training on sexual minorities

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Screening
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: initiative group<br>1st and 2nd year nursing students who have not received education for sexual minorities before and continue their education at a university. Sexual minority awareness training will be applied to this group | Behavioral: sexual minority awareness training<br>* sexual minority awareness training is planned as 4 interviews (1 interview per week) for a total of 4 hours. Gender and sexuality-related terminologies and concepts will be discussed in the 1st meeting. Expression of sexual identity and gender transition processes will be examined in the 2nd meeting. In the 3rd meeting, the determining factors in the inadequate utilization of health services by LGBT individuals will be discussed. In the 4th meeting, what can be done to create a safe and health-friendly environment for LGBT individuals and healthcare professionals will be discussed.<br>|
| No Intervention: control group<br>1st and 2nd year nursing students who have not received education for sexual minorities before and continue their education at a university. Sexual minority awareness training will not be applied to this group | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LGBT Ally Identity Measure | It consists of 19 items.The scale was developed to measure awareness of the subjective experiences of these individuals and the problems they experience in society, focusing on more than measuring the attitudes and knowledge levels towards individuals belonging to sexual minorities.It is in a five-point Likert type, ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The total score range of the scale varies between 19-95. A high score on the scale is an indication of high supportive identity characteristics. | Change of LGBT Ally Identity Measure score after 2 months | 
| Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale | It is a five-point Likert-type measurement tool consisting of 10 items.Individuals are asked to express their opinions in five levels: I strongly disagree, I do not agree, I am undecided, I agree and I totally agree.Six of the items against homosexuality have negative meanings and four have positive meanings. While scoring positive items, the answer I totally agree is scored with 5 and the answer I strongly disagree with 1. In scoring negative items, the answer I strongly disagree is scored with 5 and the answer I totally agree with 1. The lowest 10 points and the highest 50 points can be obtained from the scale; higher scores indicate positive attitudes towards homosexuality; low scores mean negative attitudes. | Change of Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale score after 2 months | 
| Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale | The scale is a five-point Likert type scale consisting of 20 items in total. Each item of the scale can be answered as strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree and strongly disagree. Items 1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 in the scale are scored inversely. As the score obtained from the scale increases, positive attitudes towards transgender individuals increase. | Change of Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale score after 2 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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sexual minority, LGBT, attitude, education, nursing student