Determination of Thoughts and Feelings Regarding the First Sexual Experience of Faculty of Health Sciences Students

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the thoughts and feelings of university students regarding their first sexual experience. This is a descriptive study. The research was conducted with 1101 students between June 1, and June 30, 2018. Data were collected using a “Data Collection Form” created by the researchers. In our study, it was determined that 42.3% of the students believed they would experience problems during their first sexual experience. The most important determinants of whether students will experience problems during their first sexual experience are age, sex, department of study, knowledge about sexual intercourse, and the role they play in determining their preferences in sexual experiences (Nagelkerke R 2 : 0.177; χ2 (7): 144.346, p < 0.001). The most common problems believed to be encountered during the first sexual experience included pain (40.4%) and inability to engage in sexual intercourse (29.5%). 90.4% of the students considered the feelings experienced during their first sexual experience important; 96.4% believed that men would have positive feelings during their first sexual experience, whereas 72.1% believed the same for women. The study results indicate that the probability of believing they will experience problems during their first sexual experience is higher among women students, nursing students, those who believe they do not have sufficient knowledge about sexual intercourse, and those who believe that preferences should be mutually determined during sexual intercourse.