The Effect of the Transtheoretical Model-Based Healthy Youth Program on Sexual Health Knowledge and Behavior of College Women

Abstract

College women are at more risk in terms of sexual behavior than male students. This study was carried out to determine the effect of the transtheoretical model-based Healthy Youth Program on college women's sexual health knowledge and behaviors. The sample of the study, which was conducted with a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, consisted of 207 first-year college women. It was determined that the Healthy Youth Program was effective in improving the sexual health knowledge and behaviors of college women. It can be used as a guide in sexual health education in colleges.

Keywords:

• Sexual health
• comprehensive sexual health education
• college women
• transtheoretical model

Acknowledgments

The authors sincerely thank the young individuals who took part in this study

Ethical approval

The study protocol was approved was obtained by the Ethics Committee (20.06.2019-143).

Author contributions

OK, AE, and SE: study conception/design. OK and AE: data collection and analysis. AE: statistical expertise. OK, AE, and SE: drafting of the manuscript. OK and AE: administrative/technical/material support. AE and SE: supervision.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.