Sexual health knowledge and needs among young adults with congenital heart disease

This study aimed to assess the sexual knowledge and the n eeds for sexual health education among this group. The participants comprised 53 young adult outpatients (27 males, median age: 23 years) who had undergone surgical interventions (median: 3 times) for CHD. The Knowledge related to Safe Sex Practice scale (KSSP), an assessment tool containing 15 ques tions on sexual knowledge, was administered, and the rates of correct answers for each item and the overall scale were compared with the age and sex of a control group (n = 164). The overall mean KSSP score of the participant group (10.5 ± 1.8) was significantly lower than that of the control group (11.1 ± 1.9,p = .035). The KSSP scores of the participants with low peripheral oxygen saturation (SaO2
Source: PLoS One - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research