• Filiz Polat and Derya Kaya Şenol.
• PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Osmaniye, Turkey.
• Sao Paulo Med J. 2022 Jan 1; 141 (2): 146153146-153.

BackgroundStigmatization, which emerges depending on the sexual behavior of young individuals, leads to negative health and social outcomes, such as shame, social marginalization, violence, and mental health morbidity.ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the correlation between the level of sexual and reproductive health stigma and gender perception in female university students.Design And SettingThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university in Turkey.MethodsThe data of this study were collected from digital media between July and October 2020 from a study population of 385 students. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, including the socio-demographic characteristics of students, the Sexual and Reproductive Health Stigmatization Scale in Young Women and the Perception of Gender Scale. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson's correlation test were used to assess the data.ResultsIt was determined that there was a negative correlation between the Sexual and Reproductive Health Stigmatization Scale in Young Women and the Perception of Gender Scale (r = -0.173, P = 0.001).ConclusionIt was determined that as the gender perception in the young women who participated in the study increased, the sexual and reproductive health stigmatization level decreased. The sexual and reproductive health stigmatization levels of the participants were at an above average level, and gender perception was at a medium level.

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