Effect of Gender Equality Education on Health Students' Gender Perceptions and Roles: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

International Journal of Sexual Health Pub Date : 2026-02-25 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.1080/19317611.2026.2635655

Beyzanur İşbay Aydemir, Tuğba Şahin Tokatlioğlu, Nur Bahar Kuru Aktürk, Gül Dikeç

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the impact of community gender equality education program on health sciences students' perceptions of gender, gender roles, and their awareness of social norms and gender inequality.

Design: A single-blind, two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial.

Methods: Conducted with 70 students at a foundation university in Istanbul (2024-2025). The intervention group received two weeks structured training. Data were collected using the Perception of Gender Scale (PGS) and Gender Roles Attitude Scale (GRAS).

Results: No significant differences were observed at baseline. Post-intervention, the intervention group showed significant improvements in PGS and GRAS scores, while no change was found in the control group.

Conclusion: Short-term gender equality education program effectively improved students' gender perceptions and attitudes.

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性别平等教育对健康学生性别认知和性别角色的影响：一项随机对照试验。

目的：评价社区性别平等教育项目对健康科学专业学生性别观念、性别角色、社会规范和性别不平等意识的影响。设计：单盲、双臂、平行组随机对照试验。方法：对伊斯坦布尔一所基础大学的70名学生（2024-2025）进行调查。干预组接受为期两周的结构化培训。使用性别感知量表（PGS）和性别角色态度量表（GRAS）收集数据。结果：基线时无显著差异。干预后，干预组PGS和GRAS评分有明显改善，对照组无变化。结论：短期性别平等教育项目有效地改善了学生的性别观念和态度。

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期刊介绍： As the official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health, the International Journal of Sexual Health promotes sexual health as a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being through a positive approach to sexuality and sexual rights. The journal publishes peer-reviewed scientific papers, editorials, and reviews, using quantitative and qualitative methods, descriptive and critical analysis, instrument development, surveys, and case studies to examine the essential elements of this broad concept. Leading experts from around the world present original work that covers a variety of disciplines, including sexology, biology, medicine, psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, and religion.