Objective: This study was carried out to determine the levels and affecting factors of nursing students’ belief in sexual myths.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included 376 students, that is, 190 freshman and 186 senior students, studying in a nursing department of a public university in the Mersin province between March, 20 and April 17, 2017. The study data were gathered using a questionnaire and the Sexual Myths Scale (SMS).
Results: The average age of 376 students was 20.60±2.34 years, and 66% of them were women. It was determined that the SMS total score average was 65.86±22.11. A statistically significant difference was found between the SMS total score averages and student’s gender, classes, place where the student lived the longest, parent’s working status, and the place from which the first sexual information was received. A negative significant linear relation was detected between the SMS total scores and students’ ages (r=−216, p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was determined that nursing students who were women, who were senior class, who have lived in the city for a long time, whose parents work, and who received first sexual information from family members believe less in sexual myths, and these beliefs decreased with age. It is recommended that nursing educators who are experts in the field of sexuality add lessons and subjects related to sexuality and sexual myths from the 1st grade to the nursing curriculum and consult students according to their personal characteristics until the 4th grade.
Cite this article as: Vefikuluçay Yılmaz D, Güner Emül T, Uzel A, Değirmenci F, Buldum A, Aksu A, et al. Determination of Nursing Students’ Sexual Myths. Arc Health Sci Res 2020; 7(1): 8-14.