The Effects of Depression on Success in Male Soldiers Sexually Transmitted Disease and Reproductive Health Education

摘要

Aims: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of depression on education regarding sexually transmitteddiseases and reproductive and sexual health?Methods: The study was conducted in 98 healthy private soldiers? Sociodemographic characteristics wererecorded? The participants filled out the ‘reproductive health knowledge evaluation form’ (RHKEF) and BeckDepression Inventory (BDI) before the two-hour reproductive and sexual health education intervention? TheRHKEF was repeated four weeks after the intervention? Higher than the median increase in the RHKEF scorewas accepted as a meaningful improvement? The effects of study variables and depression status on theRHKEF score change after the intervention was evaluated by using univariate and multivariate analyses?Results: Among the study population, 35 soldiers (35?7%) were at risk of depression? The rate of depression washigher in soldiers who were living in urban areas compared with those living in rural areas? The mean RHKEFscore increased from 16?9±3 at the baseline visit to 18?7±2?2 after the education? There was no associationbetween the change in RHKEF score and depression or sociodemographic characteristics? There was a negativecorrelation between the age and change in the RHKEF score (r=-0?208, p=0?04) in univariate analysis? In themultivariate analysis, only the absence of depression had a positive effect on RHKEF score improvement? TheOR was 2?08 (95% CI: 1?78-3?5, p=0?042)?Conclusions: The rate of depression risk is relatively high in healthy private soldiers? An education interventionfor reproductive and sexual health seems to be beneficial in this population? Depression seems to influence theeffects of education on reproductive and sexual health adversely?