PRECEDE-PROCEED Model-based Program on Genital Hygiene Behaviors

Ataturk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Genital Infection Female

Treatments: Behavioral: Precede-Proceed based Training Program on Genital Hygiene Behaviors

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04780633

Approval No: 2017-3/20

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of a training program based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model on improving genital hygiene behaviors.It was carried out using experimental research design with pre-test and post-test, randomized and a control group. The study was conducted at Erzurum Saltuklu Family Health Center between June 2017 and January 2018. Of the women with genital infections, 120 women were included in the study, of which 60 were in the experimental group and 60 were in the control group. The data were collected by "Personal Information Form," "Genital Hygiene Knowledge, Attitude and Beliefs, Questionnaire" and "Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory". In study, genital hygiene training intervention prepared according to the Precede-Proceed model was applied to the women in the experimental group. The women in the experimental group were measured at three different times: pre-test before training, post-test through training completition, and follow-up test after 4 weeks. The women in the control group did not receive any training intervention, the pre-test at the first encounter in the family health center and the post-test 5 weeks later.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 49 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between the ages of 18-49,
• married,
• At least primary school graduate,
• No mental and communication problems,
• No chronic disease,
• Non-pregnant.

Exclusion criteria

• Women who have entered menopause,
• Women who had received any training on genital hygiene before

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Precede-Proceed based Training Program

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group is the group in which five training sessions interventions are applied.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Precede-Proceed based Training Program on Genital Hygiene Behaviors

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group is the group in which have no educational intervention.