Fertility and Preconceptional Health Knowledge and Attitudes Among University Students

NCT06254937 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: Ege University
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Fertility means being fertile, that is, having the ability to reproduce. Fertility awareness means that individuals know and avoid the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, the importance of fertility, fertility options and life habits that negatively affect fertility. Reproductive Life Plans (RLP) are personal goals related to individuals' decisions to have children, when and how to make this decision, focusing on their priorities, current situations and goals.RLP prioritizes preconception care so that individuals can achieve their reproductive goals. This study aimed to examine the effect of RLP training on university students' knowledge and attitudes about fertility and preconception health. The research was designed as a pretest-posttest randomized controlled experimental study. The population of the research will consist of 1025 senior undergraduate students studying in five faculties and 17 departments of Bartın University in the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. To determine the number of participants to be included in the research sample, power analysis was performed using the G-Power 3.1.9.7 program. Accordingly, the sample of the study was planned to include a minimum of 160 participants in intervention and control groups, 80 for each group. Firstly, a Preliminary Evaluation Form will be applied to university students to collect the data of the research. Then, students who meet the inclusion criteria will be pre-tested with the Introductory Information Form, Fertility Health Information Scale and Preconceptional Health Information and Attitude Form. After the pre-test is administered, participants will be randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given group training based on the contents of the Reproductive Life Plan Training Booklet (RLPTB) created by the researcher in line with the literature. No intervention will be made to the participants in the control group. After the pre-test is applied to the participants in both groups, the data collection form will be applied again 8 weeks later and the post-test phase of the research will be completed. IBM SPSS 22.0 package program will be used for statistical analysis of the data obtained from the study. The findings will be evaluated at a 5.0% significance level within a 95.0% confidence interval.

Conditions

Reproductive Health

Keywords

Reproductive Life Plan; University Student; fertility; Preconceptional Health; Information; Attitude

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• There is a difference in Fertility Information Score between the intervention and control groups.

  There is a difference in Fertility Information Score between the intervention and control groups.

  9 weeks

• There is a difference in Fertility Attitude Score between the intervention and control groups.

  There is a difference in Fertility Attitude Score between the intervention and control groups.

  9 weeks

• There is a difference in Preconceptional Health Knowledge Score between the intervention and control groups.

  There is a difference in Preconceptional Health Knowledge Score between the intervention and control groups.

  9 weeks

• There is a difference in Preconceptional Health Attitude Score between the intervention and control groups.

  There is a difference in Preconceptional Health Attitude Score between the intervention and control groups.

  9 weeks

Study Arms (2)

enterprise group

EXPERIMENTAL

The research will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest design. Intervention Group: Participants in the intervention group will be given group training based on the contents of the booklet created by the researcher in line with the literature. Training will be given to participants face to face for 40 minutes, once a week for five weeks. Each training session will include two topics in Reproductive Life Plan Based Training Booklet. Control Group: A pre-test will be applied to the control group. Reproductive Life Plan Based Training Booklet will be given after the final test. Post Intervention Phase After the pre-test is applied to the participants in both groups, the data collection form will be applied again 8 weeks later and the post-test phase of the research will be completed. Participants in the control group will be given Reproductive Life Plan Based Training Booklet.

Other: Reproductive Life Plan training

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Control Group: A pre-test will be applied to the control group. After the final test, the Reproductive Life Plan Based Training Booklet will be given. Post Intervention Phase Following the application of the pre-test to the participants in both groups, the data collection form will be applied again 8 weeks later and the post-test phase of the research will be completed. Participants in the control group will be given the Reproductive Life Plan Based Training Booklet after the post-test.

Interventions

Reproductive Life Plan training OTHER

Reproductive Life Plan trainings; It will be done in the form of group training, which is considered an advantageous health education method in terms of low cost, wide scope and practicality. During the training, after the power point presentation to the initiative group, question-answer, discussion, brainstorming and visualizations will be made with the Pecha Kucha Technique. Presentations prepared in line with the Reproductive Life Plan Training Booklet will be used as training tools. Training will be given to participants face to face for 40 minutes, once a week for five weeks. Each training session will include two topics in booklet.

enterprise group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Between May 2023 and October 2024, at Bartın University, Department of Art History, Department of History, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Department of Contemporary Turkish Dialects and Literatures, Department of Computer Technology and Information Systems and Department of Mathematics at the Faculty of Science. , Department of Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Landscape Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of International Trade and Logistics , senior undergraduate students studying in the Department of Economics, Department of Business Administration and Department of Management Information Systems and the Department of Islamic Sciences of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences.
• Female students between the ages of 20-35
• Male students between the ages of 20-40
• Single
• Having no children
• Can communicate in Turkish
• Without visual, hearing or mental disabilities
• Those who volunteer to participate in the research will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• Those who are pregnant
• Those who work in the field of health or are taking health-related courses
• Department of Art History, History, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Department of Contemporary Turkish Dialects and Literatures in the Faculty of Letters of the University, Department of Computer Technology and Information Systems and Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science, Computer Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design. Department of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Landscape Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of International Trade and Logistics, Department of Economics, Department of Business Administration and Management Information Systems Those studying in departments other than the Department of Islamic Sciences and the Department of Islamic Sciences of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences will be excluded from the scope of the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ebru Cirban Ekrem: lead
• Ege University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ebru Cirban Ekrem

Bartın, 74100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Zeynep Daşıkan ass.prof

CONTACT

05343921620; zdasikan@ege.edu.tr

Ebru Cirban Ekrem PhD stu.

CONTACT

05343921620; cirban.ebru@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: This study was designed as a pretest-posttest randomized controlled experimental study. The research will be conducted in a randomized parallel controlled design.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2024
• First Posted: February 12, 2024
• Study Start: February 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2024
• Study Completion: August 31, 2024
• Last Updated: February 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)