Evaluation of levels of gender perception and related factors among first-year students in a medical faculty

Volume: 55 Number: 3 September 1, 2016
  • Zeynep Sedef Varol
  • Meltem Çiçeklioğlu
  • Şafak Taner
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Evaluation of levels of gender perception and related factors among first-year students in a medical faculty

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate levels of gender perception and factors relating to this among first-year students in a medical faculty. Materials and Methods: The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of 356 (81%) of the 435 first-year students attending Ege University Faculty of Medicine in the 2013-2014 academic year. Data were collected using the Turkish version of the "Gender Equality Scale", which includes 24 items and 2 sub-scales, along with an information form to gather socio-demographic data. Results: Mean total score of students on the Gender Equality Scale was 62.6±5.6. Mean score on the “Traditional Gender Norms” sub-scale was 43.1±5.1 and mean score on the “Equalitarian Gender Norms” sub-scale was 19.6±2.1. Mean total score was 65.3±3.9 for female students and 60.6±5.8 for male students. This difference between the genders regarding gender equality was found to be statistically significant (p

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Zeynep Sedef Varol

Meltem Çiçeklioğlu

Şafak Taner

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September 1, 2016

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September 1, 2016

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Year 1970 Volume: 55 Number: 3

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1.Zeynep Sedef Varol, Meltem Çiçeklioğlu, Şafak Taner. Bir tıp fakültesi birinci sınıf öğrencilerinde toplumsal cinsiyet algı düzeyi ve ilişkili faktörlerin değerlendirilmesi. EJM. 2016 Sep. 1;55(3):122-8. doi:10.19161/etd.344208

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