title: Results of the reproductive health education program for soldiers and noncommissioned officers.
abstract: The Turkish Armed Forces Commando Brigade has started a continuous and systematic education program, called the Patriotic Awareness Acquirement Project (PCAP), to inform soldiers who will be demobilized. Within the PCAP, topics such as Turkish history, the Armenian question, and manners/etiquette, as well as healthy living, reproductive health, family planning, general hygiene, and sexually transmitted diseases were included. The aim of Reproductive Health Education (RHE) conducted within the PCAP is to inform male individuals about reproductive health and to increase their knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity. In the RHE, the privates were provided with information regarding male and female reproductive organs, the menstruation mechanism, pregnancy, determination of gender, fertility-infertility, and sexually transmitted diseases. After the evaluation, it was reported that the privates indicated they were satisfied with RHE, were informed, took notice of the incorrect information, and, for postmilitary life, would visit health clinics for counseling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Health, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sevig
authors.forename: Senay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Mürüvvet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Başer
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taşci
mesh_terms: D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012736:Sex Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey