Naslov
The role of medical students in building Comprehensive Sexuality Education literacy in their community

Autori
Kulaš, Marjan ; Miljanić, Klara ; Gržan, Dina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Liječnički vijesnik / - : Hrvatski liječnički zbor, 2022, 64-64

Skup
Hrvatski studentski simpozij o bioetici

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 09.12.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
Community Health Education ; Medical Students ; Sexuality Education

Sažetak
INTRODUCTION: To analyze the importance of conveying the knowledge of comprehensive sexual education to Croatian high school students (14-19 years) through the peer-to-peer approach. Educators were medical students who were adequately trained to be able to perform that role. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data was collected from October 2021 to October 2022, through the Google form. It was presented to the students at the end of each education, which they then filled out with complete anonymity. The study was comprised of close-end and scoring questions using the Likert scale, and the answers were statistically analyzed by the Google Excel tools. RESULTS: We have gathered 301 responses to our study. Many of the students ; 236 (78, 6%), were vastly pleased with the education and topics that were covered, and most of them ; 269 (89, 6%), were completely satisfied with the expertise of the educators. A great number of the students ; 229 (76, 3%), affirmed that they have learned new skills and facts, claiming the education was helpful and that 207 (69%) of them will use the gathered knowledge in the future. The most interesting fact in the study was the answer to the question “In your opinion, who should educate youth about this topic at school?”. The results were captivating, 237 (78, 7%) of high school students claimed that medical students, the peer educators, are the best option for this type of education. CONCLUSION: The peer-to-peer approach, such as trained medical students, turns out to prove effective in stimulating youth into deliberating about the importance of sexuality education and its use.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Integrativna bioetika (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničke, društvene, humanističke znanosti)

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