Sexual Health and Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Young Adults: Digital Age Perspective

The Relationship Between Sexual Health Literacy and Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Digital Age Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07376434

Enrollment

272

Registered

2026-01-29

Start date

2026-01-30

Completion date

2026-06-22

Last updated

2026-07-01

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Conditions

Artificial Intelligence, Sexuality

Keywords

Young Adults, Sexuality, Artificial Intelligence

Brief summary

Young people represent a substantial proportion of the global population, and the experiences gained during adolescence and early adulthood play a critical role in shaping lifelong health behaviors. Health literacy, defined as the ability to access, understand, and use health information, is particularly important during this developmental period. Sexual health is a key component of overall well-being and quality of life. Risky sexual behaviors among young adults may lead to serious outcomes such as unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual violence. Therefore, sexual health literacy is essential for promoting safe behaviors and protecting reproductive health. In recent years, digital environments have become major sources of health information for young people. With the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence tools, individuals increasingly rely on AI-based systems for accessing and interpreting health-related content. This highlights the growing importance of artificial intelligence literacy, which refers to the ability to understand, critically evaluate, and effectively use AI technologies. However, the relationship between artificial intelligence literacy and sexual health literacy has not yet been directly examined. This study aims to investigate the association between these two literacy domains among young adults, contributing to a better understanding of sexual health information-seeking behaviors in the digital age.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 24 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Aged 18-24 years * Able to read and write Turkish * Access to the internet * Voluntarily agreeing to participate

Exclusion criteria

* Refusal to provide informed consent * Visual impairment preventing survey completion * Cognitive or language impairments preventing survey completion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Introduction Information Forum	At enrollment	This form was developed by the researchers based on the relevant literature and consists of 29 items designed to assess participants' sociodemographic characteristics and digital usage patterns.
Sexual Health Literacy	At enrollment (18-24 years old participants)	Sexual health literacy assessed using the 17-item Sexual Health Literacy Scale. The scale includes two subscales: Knowledge (12 items, score range 12-60) and Attitude (5 reverse-coded items, score range 5-25). Higher scores indicate higher sexual health literacy. Cronbach's alpha = 0.88.
Artificial Intelligence Literacy	At enrollment (18-24 years old participants)	AI literacy assessed using the 12-item Artificial Intelligence Literacy scale, covering four dimensions: Awareness, Usage, Evaluation, Ethics. Each item scored 1-5; higher scores indicate greater AI literacy. Cronbach's alpha = 0.939.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMerve Coşkun, Ph.D.

Acibadem University

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORGüzin Ünlü Suvari, M.Sc.