Aim: This paper investigated the relationship between young adults’ sexual health literacy and attitudes toward sexual health.
Materials and Methods: This study adopted a descriptive and correlational research design. The sample comprised 281 young adults. Date were collected online using a personal information form, the Sexual Health Literacy Scale (SHLS), and the Sexual Health Attitude Scale (SHAS). The data were analyzed using the independent-samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Welch ANOVA test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and simple linear regression analysis.
Results: Participants had mean SHLS and SHAS scores of 59.60±10.86 and 149.68±12.43, respectively. Female participants had higher mean SHLS and SHAS scores than their male counterparts (p
Key words: Sexual health; Health literacy; Attitude; Knowledge; Young Adult.
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