Genital Hygiene Training Provided to Turkish Women

NCT05998668 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022/3782
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 114
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

genital hygiene; vulvovaginal candidiasis; genital infection; self-care; rural area

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory (GHBI)

  The scale was developed in Turkish in order to measure genital hygiene behaviors of women, and the validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Karahan in 2017. The scale consists of three subscales, which are "general hygiene" (12 items), "menstrual hygiene" (8 items), and "abnormal finding awareness" (3 items). The 23-item and 5-point Likert type scale is scored between 1 and 5. The minimum and maximum scores to be obtained from the scale are 23 and 115. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the women's levels of displaying proper genital hygiene behaviors increase.

  Change from genital hygiene behavior levels at 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Self-Care Agency Scale (SCAS)

  Change from self-care agency levels at 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

genital hygiene training

EXPERIMENTAL

Following the pretest, "genital hygiene behaviors training" was provided to the women in the intervention group by E.S.B., one the researchers. In addition, a genital hygiene brochure prepared by the researchers which included the same content as the training was given to each participant. The training program was carried out as oral instruction as well as using the demonstration method which is called as "tell-show-do". Individual questions of the women were answered at the end of the 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. Four weeks after these sessions, a 45-minute session was held in order to reinforce the training with the same method. Four weeks after the data collection tools used in the research were filled in as a pre-test, post-test data were obtained with the same measurement tools.

Other: Genital hygiene training

Routine checks

NO INTERVENTION

The researchers applied no initiative to the control group, and the women in the control group solely had the routine checks. The women in the control group filled out all pretest forms (A sociodemographic questionnaire, Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory (GHBI), and Self-Care Agency Scale (SCAS). The post-test forms (GHBI, SCAS) were re-administered 4 weeks later to women who did not receive any intervention.

Interventions

Genital hygiene training OTHER

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.

genital hygiene training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 49 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Women between the ages of 18-49 years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• women who tested positive on at least one culture test and received and treatment for vulvovaginal candidiasis in the last year according to the registry of the Family Health Centers, within the age range of 18-49 years, not having a systemic disease, and not being pregnant or puerpera between the dates when the study was conducted.

You may not qualify if:

• Those who cannot communicate in Turkish, who are illiterate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Esra Sabanci Baransel

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Candidiasis; Mycoses; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Infections; Vulvovaginitis; Vaginitis; Vaginal Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Vulvitis; Vulvar Diseases; Genital Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor

Model Details: The study was desined as a randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2023
• First Posted: August 21, 2023
• Study Start: November 22, 2022
• Primary Completion: February 22, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2023
• Last Updated: August 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)