Objective: This study was conducted for psychometric assessment of the nursing and midwifery students' attitudes towards sexual health (SA-SH) scale. Material and Methods: Methodological design was used in this research. The entire population of the study consisted of a total of 333 nursing and midwifery (188 and 145) students enrolled at the 3rd and 4th years of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University in Turkey. No sample selection method was used in the study, and the entire population was aimed to be reached. The study was completed with a total of 280 students (174 nursing, 106 midwifery), and 84% of the entire population was reached. The sample size in the study was sufficient for factor analysis. The data were collected by using the descriptive questionnaire form and the SASH scale. Results: The SA-SH scale consists of 3 factors and 15 items. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.87. The KaiserMeyer-Olkin value was 0.88, and the Bartlett's test statistic was found as chi-square (χ2 )=2546.409, p=0.000. The factor analysis revealed that the items were collected under 3 factors with eigenvalues of higher than 1, and these factors explained 67.1% of the total variance. Conclusion: With the validity and reliability study that was conducted, it was determined that the scale is suitable for nursing and midwifery students and a valid and reliable measurement instrument in assessing the attitudes of students towards sexual health. It is recommended to apply the scale with different groups of students and a larger sample.
Keywords: Sexual health scale; validity; reliability; nursing and midwife student
Amaç: Bu araştırma, hemşirelik ve ebelik öğrencilerinin cinsel sağlığa yönelik tutumları ölçeğinin psikometrik değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma, metodolojik türde yapıldı. Araştırmanın evrenini, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 3. ve 4. sınıfta eğitim gören toplam 333 hemşirelik ve ebelik (188 hemşirelik, 145 ebelik) öğrencileri oluşturdu. Araştırmada örneklem seçim yöntemi kullanılmamış ve evrenin tamamına ulaşılmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırma, toplam 280 öğrenci (174 hemşirelik, 106 ebelik) ile tamamlanmış ve evrenin %84'üne ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmadaki örneklem büyüklüğü faktör analizi yapmak için yeterlidir. Veri toplama aracı olarak tanımlayıcı anket formu ve öğrencilerin cinsel sağlığa yönelik tutumları ölçeği kullanıldı. Bulgular: Ölçek, 3 faktörlü ve 15 sorudan oluşmaktadır. Cronbach alfa katsayısı 0,87 olarak saptandı. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin değeri 0,88, Bartlett's testi ki-kare (χ2 )=2546,409, p=0,000 bulundu. Faktör analizinde öz değerinin 1'in üstünde olan 3 faktörde toplandığı ve toplam varyansın %67,1'ini oluşturduğu belirlendi. Sonuç: Yapılan geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması ile ölçeğin, Türk toplumuna uygun ve öğrencilerin cinsel sağlığa yönelik tutumlarını değerlendirmede geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin, daha büyük örneklemle farklı grup öğrencilerde uygulanması önerilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Cinsel sağlık ölçeği; geçerlik; güvenirlik; hemşirelik ve ebelik öğrencisi
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