Gamification in Family Planning Education: Impact on University Students

January 26, 2026 updated by: Özlem Ülkü BULUT, Lokman Hekim University

The Effect of Family Planning Education Delivered With the Gamification Method on the Knowledge and Attitudes of University Students

More than 3 billion of the worlds population are young people under the age of 25. According to WHO data, one million girls under the age of 15 give birth each year, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, and 3 million adolescent girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are exposed to unsafe abortions. Failure to meet the family planning needs of young people in a timely, adequate and appropriate manner can have significant public health impacts. According to World Health Statistics, the global birth rate for girls between 15 and 19 years of age is 49 out of 1000, and early pregnancy and childbirth can lead to serious health and social problems. In addition, this age group does not have sufficient information about pregnancy and its complications, and their access to and utilization of health services is low. Inadequacies in the education of adolescents on sexual issues and sociocultural differences further increase the sexual and reproductive health risks of young people in the university period. Information and services that will enable individuals to understand their sexuality and help them protect themselves from sexual risks should be provided specifically for that age. Therefore, it is important for young people to know family planning methods. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of family planning education to be given with gamification method, which is different from the classical method in the literature, on the knowledge and attitudes of university students.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Location of the research: The research will be conducted with students studying at Lokman Hekim University.

Time of the research: The research will be conducted in the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year.

Population, sample and research group: The population of the study will consist of students studying in the midwifery department. Students who agree to participate in the research will constitute the sample of the research.

Type of research: The research was planned as a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental type with the aim of evaluating the effect of the education given with gamification method on the knowledge and attitudes of university students.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

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 (Türkiye)
    • Ankara
      • Ankara, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06300
        • Lokman Hekim 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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • not having received family planning training before
  • having a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • to have received family planning training before

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Gamified Family Planning Education
Family planning training will be provided to university students through gamification.
Behavioral: Gamified education
Assessment of students' attitudes toward family planning using the Family Planning Attitude Scale, administered as pre-test and post-test to evaluate changes following the educational intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge and attitude towards family planning
Time Frame: The measurement tools were administered one week before the training and one month after the training was completed. The study was completed in 5 weeks.

The research is a one-group pretest-posttest design study conducted to evaluate the effect of gamified education on university students' knowledge and attitudes toward family planning. The purpose and procedure of the study were explained to all eligible students, and informed consent was obtained prior to participation. An introductory information form and the Family Planning Attitude Scale (FPAS) were administered as a pre-test to the students who agreed to participate.

The Family Planning Attitude Scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 34 items, with total scores ranging from 34 to 170. Higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward family planning, while lower scores reflect more negative attitudes.

Following the pre-test assessment, each student included in the study group received an online gamified family planning training session delivered by the researchers using Web 2.0 tools. The training lasted approximately 20 minutes per participant.
The measurement tools were administered one week before the training and one month after the training was completed. The study was completed in 5 weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Lokman Hekim University

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)

February 15, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 15, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

June 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 22, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 27, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 28, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • gamifiedfamilyplanning

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The study was planned as a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study with the aim of evaluating the effect of gamification education on the knowledge and attitudes of university students.

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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