ArticleSexual medicine2021
Sexual Health Teaching in Basic Science Courses Among Medical Students.
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- Development of a conceptual framework of sexual health for married elderly women: An exploratory mixed method study.PloS one · 2025Article
- The start of sexual health curriculum development and evaluation at Stellenbosch University.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionSexuality is a multifaceted and makes up part of the lives of all individuals.
aimTo evaluate the teaching of sexual health to students in the basic cycle of an undergraduate course in medicine.
methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted using primary data on the teaching of sexual health in the first 4 years of the course. The students were contacted personally and given a self-administrated questionnaire on the teaching of sexual health. The questionnaire was based on studies conducted with physicians and medical students regarding their educational background in sexual health. The degree of satisfaction regarding the learning process was determined using a ten-point scale; on which, a score of 1 to 5 indicated dissatisfaction and of 6 to 10 satisfaction.
main outcome measuresThe main outcome measure was a self-administered questionnaire addressing the teaching of sexual health in the first 4 years and how this knowledge affected relationships with patients.
resultsA total of 216 students answered the questionnaire. Only 27.27% and 22% of the students in the first and second years, respectively, reported having classes related to sexual medicine, whereas 38.1% (third year) and 54.40% (fourth year) had such classes. Regarding satisfaction, the weighted mean was 4.55 and the modes were 5 and 6. In the evaluation of their expectations about learning sexual health, 46 (67.6%) reported feeling non-confident, 18 (26.5%) did not answer the question, and 4 (5.9%) reported feeling confident.
conclusionThis study revealed a gradual progression in the offer of content related to sexual medicine to students throughout the medicine course, with weighted means of 2.6 (first year), 2.82 (second year), 3.58 (third year), and 4.55 (fourth year). However, the findings indicate that the teaching of this subject remains deficient and students feel unsatisfied and unprepared for their future practice of medicine. Teixeira Santos AU, Fava Spessoto LC, Fácio FN. Sexual Health Teaching in Basic Science Courses Among Medical Students. Sex Med 2021;9:100309.
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