Turkish male university students' knowledge and attitudes about use of condom

POLAT S., YÜZER ALSAÇ S., BAŞER M.

HealthMED, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.633-637, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: HealthMED
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.633-637
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Condom, Male, Students
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the Turkish male students' knowledge and attitudes about use of condoms. Methods: This study was conducted by university male students. This study was composed of volunteers (n= 610) who were present at their school at the time of the research. Data were collected with a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by chi-square test. Results: Seventy three point three percent of the student's didn't know the family planning methods belonging to men. It was found that 33.3% of the students had experienced sexual intercourse and 42.4% of this student's used a condom during sexual intercourse. It is determined that 37.9% of the student's were satisfied using condom, 25.2% think the condom using after married. Conclusions: Male students who are sexually active generally do not have enough knowledge about family planning and they are not widely used.