The impact of reproductive health knowledge, reproductive health-promoting behavior, and sexual communication on intention to visit obstetrics and gynecology in unmarried women: a cross-sectional study.
Da-In Kang, Euna Park
PMID 39756475WHAT IT FOUND
Unmarried women who had visited an OB/GYN before, practiced more reproductive health behaviors, had sexual experience, communicated more openly about sex, and knew more about reproductive health reported greater intention to visit an OB/GYN.
Key findings
01Previous OB/GYN visit experience, reproductive health-promoting behavior, sexual experience, sexual communication, and reproductive health knowledge were associated with intention to visit an OB/GYN.
02The regression model explained 54.2% of intention to visit an OB/GYN, and previous OB/GYN visit experience had β=0.40, p<.001.
03Intention correlated weakly with knowledge (r=.26, p=.001) and moderately with behavior (r=.37) and sexual communication (r=.43).
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What it does not show
The sample was a convenience group of unmarried women in Busan, recruited through universities and social media, so it may not represent other regions, ages, or marital statuses. The study measured intention to visit an OB/GYN, not actual visits or health outcomes. It was cross-sectional and self-reported, so it cannot show that increasing knowledge, behavior, or communication causes higher intention. The authors did not collect timing or reasons for first sexual experience or first OB/GYN visit, and general characteristics were limited to age and religion.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest and reported no funding.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that reproductive health education will increase OB/GYN visits. The study found associations at one time, measured intention rather than actual visits, and did not test an education program.