Genital Hygiene Education on Women's Self-Care Agency and Genital Hygiene Behaviors

Çankırı Karatekin University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Genital Hygiene; Hygiene; Patient Education

Treatments: Other: Video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07341035

06-07-2023/8

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to examine the effect of video-assisted genital hygiene education on women's self-care agency and genital hygiene behaviors. It is designed as a single-blind, randomized controlled experimental study.

Full description

This single-blind, randomized controlled experimental study is designed to assess the impact of video-assisted genital hygiene education on women's self-care agency and genital hygiene behaviors. Participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. Data will be collected using validated self-report instruments at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and during follow-up.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

• Inclusion Criteria: Patients who were diagnosed with urinary tract infection by a physician, who had no hearing difficulties and visual loss, and who could communicate were included in the study.
• Exclusion Criteria: Patients who were not diagnosed with urinary tract infection, who were hard of hearing, visually impaired, unable to communicate, unable to maintain genital hygiene and who refused to participate in the study were excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Groups

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental Group; the women in the experimental group were provided with the relevant forms and asked to complete the Data Collection Form for Women, Self-Care Agency Scale, and Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale for the pretest. Afterward, they received information about the importance of genital hygiene, key points to consider during genital hygiene, and watched a training video developed by the researchers. This video demonstrated genital hygiene practices on a human model, with the researcher explaining and demonstrating the steps in a practical manner. Following the video training, participants completed the same forms again (Data Collection Form for Women, Self-Care Agency Scale, and Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale) for the midterm test. To assess the long-term effects of the training, the participants were asked to complete the same forms 8 weeks after the training.

Treatment:

Other: Video

Control Groups

No Intervention group

Description:

Control Group; the women in the control group were informed about the forms and asked to complete the Data Collection Form for Women, Self-Care Agency Scale, and Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale for the pretest. They were also informed about the importance of genital hygiene and key points to consider, but no video-assisted training was provided. The control group filled out the same forms for the midterm and posttest assessments, at the same times as the experimental group.