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Genital Hygiene Training Provided to Turkish Women

NCT05998668 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2023-08-21

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Summary

Purpose: In the study, it was aimed to determine the effect of genital hygiene training provided to women living in rural areas with a vulvovaginal candidiasis history on genital hygiene behaviors and self-care agency.

Material and methods: This study with a randomized controlled design was conducted with the participation of women who were registered to Family Health Centers located in two villages in the rural areas in the east of Turkey and who had a history of vulvovaginal candidiasis within the last year. The study sample consisted of 114 women in total, 57 of whom were in the intervention group and 57 were in the control group. The women in the intervention group were provided with genital hygiene behaviors training. The study data were collected Identifying Information Form, Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory (GHBI), and Self-Care Agency Scale (SCAS).

Conditions

  • Genital Hygiene
  • Genital Hygiene Behaviors
  • Self-care Agency

Interventions

OTHER

Genital hygiene training

In the first meeting with the women, 2 sessions of 45 minutes with a 10-minute break were held in the counselling rooms of the relevant family health centers. Two weeks after these sessions, a 45-minute session was held in order to reinforce the training with the same method.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-22
Primary Completion
2023-02-22
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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