ArticleHealth literacy research and practice2026
Development and Validation of the Sexual Health Literacy Scale for Young Adults and Adults.
Article in Health literacy research and practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundCultural norms, taboos, and insufficient education are among the significant barriers to individuals' access to sexual health information. In some societies, sexual health education may be inadequate, which can lead to unhealthy sexual behaviors due to low levels of sexual health literacy. Moreover, individuals often experience difficulties in accessing, understanding, and utilizing reliable information. These factors underline the critical need for context-specific, reliable, and valid tools to measure sexual health literacy. Therefore, there is a need for the development of a culturally appropriate sexual health literacy scale tailored to the specific characteristics of the target population.
objectivesThis quantitative study aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to assess sexual health literacy levels among Turkish-speaking adults, addressing the gap in assessing individuals' ability to obtain, comprehend, and utilize sexual health information effectively.
methodsA pool of items was generated to measure sexual health literacy, followed by exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and reliability testing. A total of 1,013 adult individuals participated in the study. It has been determined that the Sexual Health Literacy Scale for Adults consists of 17 items and three factors (knowledge, cognitive, and behavioral). The EFA was conducted with a sample of primarily young university students (age 18 to 25 years), while CFA involved a broader adult population. The scale demonstrated strong internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = .97). KEY
resultsStructural analyses revealed that the scale consisted of 17 items and three factors. Reliability tests demonstrated strong internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .97.
conclusionsThis study presents a valid and reliable measurement tool for assessing sexual health literacy in adults. The developed scale can be used in Türkiye to investigate sexual health literacy. Given the significance of the subject, it is recommended to determine sexual health literacy levels among various groups and expand sexual and reproductive health education. One limitation of the study is that the EFA sample consisted predominantly of university students, which may limit generalizability to the broader adult population.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.