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Genital Hygiene Education and Pregnancy

NCT06791252 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-01-29

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Summary

Genital hygiene behaviors are of great importance in preventing urinary tract infections, especially during pregnancy. The study was conducted to determine the effect of genital hygiene education given to pregnant women diagnosed with urinary tract infections on genital hygiene behavior and self-care ability. The hypotheses of this study were determined as follows:

H1a: Genital hygiene education affects genital hygiene behavior in pregnant women.

H1b: Genital hygiene education affects self-care ability in pregnant women.

Conditions

  • Genital Hygiene Behaviors
  • Self-Care Ability

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

genital hygiene education

The pregnant women in the experimental group were given genital hygiene training individually and in their own homes by the researcher. During the training, the privacy of the client was observed and the researcher and the pregnant women were left alone in the room where the training would be given. Care was taken to ensure that the environment was quiet and calm while the training was given. It was preferred that the pregnant women be in the most comfortable position during the training. The training was completed by explaining each topic in the training booklet in an average of 20-25 minutes. Genital hygiene training content: Session 1 (Day 1): After the introduction phase, information was given about the method to be followed in the study to the pregnant women who agreed to participate in the study. Then, the "Minimum Informed Consent Form" was given to these women, and the pregnant women who approved the form after reading it were included in the study. Pre-test data were collecte

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-30
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2022-01-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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