Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of sexual health among students in a Chinese medical college: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual health is an essential part of overall well-being, and medical students' sexual education, level of sexual knowledge, and attitudes toward sexual health will affect their sexual behavior.

Aim

To explore the correlation among medical decision tendency, sex education level, and sexual health KAP (knowledge, attitudes, and practices).

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey in March 2019. Data were collected via online surveys with a self-developed questionnaire covering sexual KAP and sexual education. We used Spearman correlation to assess the effect of sexual education on KAP after scoring the related questions.

Outcomes

Outcomes included descriptive analysis and correlation of medical and nursing students' KAP and education regarding se

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10204649 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature