ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the attitudes and beliefs of the nursing students toward sexual healthcare and the obstacles they encounter. METHODS: This descriptive study included 475 nursing students. FINDINGS: The total Sexual Attitude and Belief Survey score was associated with many characteristics such as nursing year, mothers' educational status; talking about sexuality, receiving sexual health education, the status of clinical sexual health evaluation; having difficulty in providing sexual healthcare to the opposite sex, feeling shy about providing sexual healthcare (p < 0.05). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The result of this study showed that nursing students have negative beliefs and attitudes toward sexual healthcare.
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Sexual Health , Students, Nursing , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Sexual Behavior , Sexuality , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
This study aimed to examine the relationship between menopausal symptoms and perceived stress in middle-aged women during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected online from 239 middle-aged women using the Personal Information Form, Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14). A positive correlation was found between the total MRS score and the total PSS-14 score. The COVID-19 pandemic usually restrict access to healthcare visit. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need to implement specific menopausal programs to promote the psychological health of middle-aged women and reduce stress during this or similar crises.
