Perceptions of Infertility in Turkish Nursing Students

Abstract

A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T OOb bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : This study was performed to determine feelings, thoughts and perceptions of the bachelor nursing students, who had a basic information regarding infertility, about infertility and the factors affecting their perceptions. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : This was a descriptive study using qualitative methods. The data of the study were collected during two phases. A structured questionnaire was used during the first phase; and focus group discussions were used in the second phase. Content analysis was performed to analyze study data. The study was performed in the Nursing Department of Health School in Duzce University which is located in Western Blacksea Region in Turkey. Out of 42 students who were studying in the 3rd year of bachelor program of Nursing Department in Health School, 38 students who were volunteers were selected as the study group. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : In this study aiming to determine infertility perceptions of nursing students in Turkey, it was found that students were giving meanings to conceiving a child such as the purpose/meaning of life and continuation of generation; and expressed that especially female students may experience intensive emotional problems when they learn that they can not have a child. It was observed that students may cope with such a situation by staying unmarried/divorcing, preferring to escape, adopting a child, focusing on the religion or looking for some other activities; and female students have approached to adopting a child more negatively than the male students. The students have stated that their culture had a negative sense for infertility, and their meanings for infertility and their emotional/behavioral responses were directly associated with the culture that they were living in. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : It was recommended to carry out more intensive research for the determination of emotions, thoughts and perceptions of the young people regarding infertility, activities aiming to increase their awareness about this topic (such as research, education, written and visual media, etc) and studies for strengthening positive effects of the culture by altering its negative effects on thoughts and perceptions regarding infertility in our country. K Ke ey yw wo or rd ds s: : Infertility; students, nursing; culture Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Bu çalışma infertilite ile ilgili temel bilgiye sahip lisans hemşirelik öğrencilerinin infertilite hakkındaki duygu, düşünce ve algılarını ve bu algılarını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Bu araştırma kalitatif yöntemlerin kullanıldığı tanımlayıcı bir çalışmadır Araştırmada veriler iki aşamada toplanmıştır. Birinci aşamada yapılandırılmış soru formu kullanılmış ikinci aşamada ise odak grup görüşmesi yapılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde içerik analizi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma Türkiye'nin Batı Karadeniz Bölgesi'nde yer alan Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Yük...

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“…Yapılan çalışmalarda infertil erkekler kendilerine sunulan evlat edinme ve sperm ilişkin kaygılarını dile getirmişlerdir [5,10,14,15]. Yapılan bir çalışma sonucunda bir çocuğa yeterince dikkat gösterememe, gebeliği yaşayamayacak olma veya çocuğun genetik bir parçası olduğunu hissedememe kaygıları nedeniyle evlat edinmeye olumsuz yaklaşıldığı belirlenmiştir [34]. Sperm bağışına ilişkin görüşler farklılıklar göstermektedir.…”