The Effect of Sexual Minority Awareness Education on the Level of Knowledge and Attitude Towards LGBT Individuals

March 5, 2024 updated by: Sevcan Karataş, İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi

The Effect of Sexual Minority Awareness Education Provided to Nursing Students on the Level of Knowledge and Attitudes Towards LGBT Individuals

Purpose:This research was planned to determine the effect of the sexual minority awareness training program given to nursing students on the level of knowledge and attitude towards LGBT individuals.

Design:The study was planned as an experimental study with a randomized control group, using pre-test, post-test and follow-up test. LGBT Ally Identity Measure, Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale, Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale will be used as data collection forms.

Hypotheses:

H1: The LGBT Ally Identity Measure scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase after the training

H2: The LGBT Ally Identity Measure scores of students receiving sexual minority awareness training will increase compared to the control group.

H3: Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase after the training

H4: Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase compared to the control group.

H5: Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase after the training

H6: Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale scores of students who receive sexual minority awareness training will increase compared to the control group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This research was planned to determine the effect of the sexual minority awareness training program given to nursing students on the level of knowledge and attitude towards LGBT individuals.

The study was planned as an experimental study with a randomized control group, using pre-test, post-test and follow-up test. LGBT Ally Identity Measure, Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale, Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale will be used as data collection forms.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

86

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Istanbul, Turkey
        • Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be a student of the faculty of nursing
  • No barriers to accessing technology for participation in the online training program
  • Absence of a communication barrier related to vision and hearing

Exclusion Criteria:

  • leaving the nursing faculty for various reasons
  • have received training on sexual minorities

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: initiative group
1st and 2nd year nursing students who have not received education for sexual minorities before and continue their education at a university. Sexual minority awareness training will be applied to this group
Behavioral: sexual minority awareness training
sexual minority awareness training is planned as 4 interviews (1 interview per week) for a total of 4 hours. Gender and sexuality-related terminologies and concepts will be discussed in the 1st meeting. Expression of sexual identity and gender transition processes will be examined in the 2nd meeting. In the 3rd meeting, the determining factors in the inadequate utilization of health services by LGBT individuals will be discussed. In the 4th meeting, what can be done to create a safe and health-friendly environment for LGBT individuals and healthcare professionals will be discussed.
No Intervention: control group
1st and 2nd year nursing students who have not received education for sexual minorities before and continue their education at a university. Sexual minority awareness training will not be applied to this group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
LGBT Ally Identity Measure
Time Frame: Change of LGBT Ally Identity Measure score after 2 months
It consists of 19 items.The scale was developed to measure awareness of the subjective experiences of these individuals and the problems they experience in society, focusing on more than measuring the attitudes and knowledge levels towards individuals belonging to sexual minorities.It is in a five-point Likert type, ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree". The total score range of the scale varies between 19-95. A high score on the scale is an indication of high supportive identity characteristics.
Change of LGBT Ally Identity Measure score after 2 months
Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale
Time Frame: Change of Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale score after 2 months
It is a five-point Likert-type measurement tool consisting of 10 items.Individuals are asked to express their opinions in five levels: "I strongly disagree", "I do not agree", "I am undecided", "I agree" and "I totally agree".Six of the items against homosexuality have negative meanings and four have positive meanings. While scoring positive items, the answer "I totally agree" is scored with "5" and the answer "I strongly disagree" with "1". In scoring negative items, the answer "I strongly disagree" is scored with "5" and the answer "I totally agree" with "1". The lowest 10 points and the highest 50 points can be obtained from the scale; higher scores indicate positive attitudes towards homosexuality; low scores mean negative attitudes.
Change of Attitude Towards Lesbians and Gays Scale score after 2 months
Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale
Time Frame: Change of Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale score after 2 months
The scale is a five-point Likert type scale consisting of 20 items in total. Each item of the scale can be answered as "strongly agree", "agree", undecided", "disagree" and "strongly disagree". Items 1, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 in the scale are scored inversely. As the score obtained from the scale increases, positive attitudes towards transgender individuals increase.
Change of Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale score after 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi

Investigators

  • Study Director: Sevcan Karataş, PhD Cand, İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 20, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 20, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

May 28, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 11, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

February 28, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 7, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 5, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 202107-687

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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