Abstract:

This study was conducted as a pre-test test pre-test model to study the impact of co-education on the levels of knowledge of university students about sexual and reproductive health. The study was carried out by 331 students. From February to June 2009 the level of knowledge of university students trained by a group of 20 co-educators, comprised of health students trained by researchers, was determined using the "Sexual and Reproductive Health Information Level Measurement Survey". The study found that 61% of students had not previously received fertile health education. The source of information they often use is identified as a book-internet-friend, and 37% of students want to get this information from healthcare staff. 25 percent of students are using the birth control method. After education, 18.1 per cent of students did not change the level of knowledge exchange and 81.3 per cent increased, and a significant difference was achieved in the frame analysis that was done to compare the pre-test and final test information status (x2=30.609, p<0.05). It has been concluded that co-education is effective in increasing the knowledge of youth’s sexual and reproductive health.

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