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Association of Embryology Education with Infertility Knowledge and Attitudes among Medical and Health Sciences Students

Tıp ve Sağlık Bilimleri Öğrencileri Arasında Embriyoloji Eğitimi ile Kısırlık Konusundaki Bilgi ve Tutumlar Arasındaki İlişki

Emrah Zayman(MALATYA TURGUT ÖZAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-6578-3371
Feyza İnceoğlu(MALATYA TURGUT ÖZAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-1453-0937
Pages
645–664
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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These findings suggest that strengthening embryology education may improve clinical awareness of infertility, support future healthcare professionals in the accurate management of infertility, facilitate psychosocial care, and contribute to reducing infertility-related social stigma.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: The aim of this study is to compare infertility-related knowledge and attitudes among students from the Faculty of Medicine (basic and clinical phases) and the Faculty of Health Sciences (midwifery and nursing programs), and to investigate the association between embryology education and students' knowledge and attitudes toward infertility.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: This cross-sectional study included 228 undergraduate students from the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Conclusion & Impact:These findings suggest that strengthening embryology education may improve clinical awareness of infertility, support future healthcare professionals in the accurate management of infertility, facilitate psychosocial care, and contribute to reducing infertility-related social stigma.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Embriyoloji eğitimi · infertilite farkındalığı · sağlık profesyoneli adayları

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Aim: The aim of this study is to compare infertility-related knowledge and attitudes among students from the Faculty of Medicine (basic and clinical phases) and the Faculty of Health Sciences (midwifery and nursing programs), and to investigate the association between embryology education and students' knowledge and attitudes toward infertility. Method: This cross-sectional study included 228 undergraduate students from the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences. The sample size was determined by power analysis and participants were recruited using the snowball sampling method. Data were collected through an online questionnaire consisting of a sociodemographic information form, infertility knowledge questions and the “Attitude Scale Toward Infertility”. Statistical analyses were performed using R version 4.3.1. Chi-square, independent samples t-test, Mann Whitney U, and Kruskal Wallis tests were applied as appropriate. Results: Students' responses to the infertility knowledge questions differed significantly according to gender, academic program, year of study, and receipt of embryology education ( p <0.05). Medical students had significantly higher attitude scores toward infertility than health sciences students (47.81±7.58 vs. 36.72±3.62; t =−14.089, p <0.001). Likewise, students who had received embryology education demonstrated significantly higher attitude scores than those who had not (44.76±8.31 vs. 37.64±5.28; t =6.947, p <0.001). Conclusion: Medical students and students who had received embryology education exhibited greater infertility-related knowledge and more positive attitudes toward infertility than their counterparts. These findings suggest that strengthening embryology education may improve clinical awareness of infertility, support future healthcare professionals in the accurate management of infertility, facilitate psychosocial care, and contribute to reducing infertility-related social stigma.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Tıp Fakültesi (temel ve klinik tıp dönemleri) ve Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi (ebelik ve hemşirelik bölümleri) öğrencileri için embriyoloji eğitimi almanın, sosyodemografik değişkenlerin infertilite konusundaki bilgi ve tutum düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir. Yöntem: Kesitsel çalışmanın örneklemi güç analizi ile belirlendi ve kartopu örnekleme yöntemiyle tıp ve sağlık bilimleri fakültelerinden toplam 228 lisans öğrencisi çalışmaya alındı. Veriler; sosyodemografik bilgi formu, infertilite bilgisi ile ilgili sorular ve "İnfertilite Tutum Ölçeği" içeren çevrimiçi bir anket aracılığıyla toplandı. İstatistiksel analizler R 4.3.1 programı kullanılarak yapıldı, ki-kare, t-testi, Mann Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis analizleri kullanıldı. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin infertilite bilgisi ile ilgili sorulara verdikleri yanıtlar cinsiyet, bölüm, sınıf ve embriyoloji eğitim durumu açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık göstermiştir (p<0,05). Tıp öğrencilerinin kısırlık konusundaki tutum puanları (47,81±7,58), sağlık bilimleri öğrencilerinin (36,72±3,62) puanlarından anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu (t=-14,089, p<0,001). Müfredatta embriyoloji eğitimi alan öğrencilerin tutum puanlarının (44,76±8,31) almayanlara (37,64±5,28) göre daha yüksek olduğu ve bu farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu bulundu (t=6,947, p<0,001). Sonuç: Araştırma bulguları, tıp öğrencilerinin ve müfredatında embriyoloji eğitimi olan grupların, infertilite konusunda daha iyi bir bilgi düzeyine ve daha olumlu/yüksek farkındalığa sahip tutum sergilediklerini göstermektedir. Gelecekteki sağlık profesyonellerinin infertilite klinik tablosunu doğru bir şekilde yönetmelerini, psikososyal destek süreçlerini planlamalarını ve sosyal damgalamayı önlemelerini sağlamak için klinik farkındalığı desteklemek amacıyla embriyoloji eğitiminin güçlendirilmesi önerilmektedir.

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Zayman, E., İnceoğlu, F. (2026). Association of Embryology Education with Infertility Knowledge and Attitudes among Medical and Health Sciences Students. İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Sayı: 30, 645–664. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1974668

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