Clinical trial NCT05821907: Sexual Health Literacy Scale
Official title: Development of the Sexual Health Literacy Scale
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Sexual Behavior
Literacy
Sexuality
Lead sponsor: Marmara University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-04-20
Enrollment: 400
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: It is very difficult to determine what kind of universe individuals over the age of 18 create and to reach the representative group even if it is determined. For this reason, rather than the criterion of representing the universe, it was based on creating a heterogeneous sample group by considering various age groups in a "fit for purpose" way. In this direction, the "snowball sampling" technique, which is one of the non-random sampling types, was preferred. Snowball sampling is a sampling method used in cases where it is difficult to reach the desired population and sample, including quantitative research, especially qualitative research, and the desired sampling frame does not include a large number of sample individuals.

Brief summary: According to the World Health Organization, sexual health is a state of well-being related to sexuality as a whole, not just the absence of disease or dysfunction or disability. sexual health; It requires a positive and respectful attitude, free from sexual coercion and discrimination, free of violence, enjoyable and safe experiences. It obliges the respect, protection and fulfillment of the sexual rights of every individual. sexual health; includes a safe and respectful framework free from violence and discrimination; it covers not only the reproductive period, but every age period; different sexual identities and forms of sexual expression, as well as livable and critical gender values, roles, expectations and power dynamics. Insufficient information, difficult access to health services and lack of a guiding structure; It negatively affects young individuals' ability to take responsible decisions with good knowledge about sexuality during their sexual development. Information is obtained from channels where erroneous and incorrect information transfer is intense, and the ways of accessing this information play an important role in the spread of sexual myths in society. Based on all these reasons; This study aimed to develop the Sexual Health Literacy Scale.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals over the age of 18 who are willing to participate in the study, without psychiatric illness,
* No physical or mental disability
* Able to speak and understand Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not willing to participate in the study, with psychiatric illness,
* Physically and mentally handicapped
* 18 years and under,
* Does not speak Turkish

Primary outcomes:
measure: scale development
timeFrame: 3 month
measure: test-retest reliability of the scale
timeFrame: Retest( later 2 weeks)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Marmara University
Study officials:
affiliation: Marmara University
name: Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı, PhDc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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