Abstract:

Introduction: Sexuality is defined as an integral part of nursing care. Sexuality may be affected by multiple factors; especially by culture and traditional norms. Therefore, it is important to investigate how and which aspects of sexuality are examined in Turkish nursing studies. Aim: The aim of this article is to literature review studies on sexuality which were published in Turkish nursing journals. Method: In this systematic review study, the existing literature was searched using the keywords "sexuality", "sexual health", and "gender". All of the online peer reviewed nursing journals were searched without giving a specific time interval. At the end of the search, 44 articles were obtained. Among these articles, 18 were review studies; therefore, a total of 26 articles were examined in the present study. Results: It was determined that 59% of sexuality studies were research articles and that the number of studies conducted in this area have increased by 69.2% in the last 5 years. Approximately half of the research articles had female samples. In the research articles, which generally concentrated on the Aegean Region (42.3%) and were mostly descriptive studies (88.4%), it was determined that sexuality was mostly (30.7%) investigated in means of "sexual education, information about sexuality, and attitudes toward sexuality". It was observed that in 57.6% of the articles, a sampling method was not utilized and in 65.4%, a questionnaire form was used. Conclusion: According to the results of our systematic review; the studies on sexuality, which were published in Turkish nursing journals, are generally descriptive and there is a need for methodologically qualified studies and experimental or qualitative studies using focus groups/individual depth interviews.

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