Genital Hygiene Education and Pregnancy

NCT06791252 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021/2261
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

Midwife; pregnant; hygiene; self-care; urinary tract infections

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• genital hygiene behavior

  Considering that behaviors regarding genital hygiene are established from an early age, it is important to objectively determine risky behaviors in young women who are not yet sexually active in order to take precautions for improving genital hygiene.In this way, many negative outcomes that may occur during the fertile period and are directly related to genital infections, such as infertility, abortion, and the threat of premature birth,can be prevented.On the other hand, it would be useful to use an objective, valid, and reliable measurement tool in determining the relationship between genital hygiene behaviors in women and situations such as the threat of premature birth, premature rupture of membranes, and postpartum infection.The primary outcome of this study is to determine the genital hygiene behaviors of the hygiene education given to women who have previously had urinary tract infections.For this purpose, the General Hygiene Habit and Abnormal Finding Awareness scale was used.

  30 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Self-Care Ability

  30 days

Study Arms (2)

Group receiving genital hygiene education

EXPERIMENTAL

Pregnant women in the experimental group were given genital hygiene training in 4 sessions.

Behavioral: genital hygiene education

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was applied to the control group other than the application of data collection tools simultaneously with the pregnant women in the experimental group (pre-test: 1st session/1st day - post-test: 2nd session/30th day).

Interventions

genital hygiene education BEHAVIORAL

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

Group receiving genital hygiene education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 49 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All pregnant women who were literate, - Who had completed their pharmacological treatment (antibiotic treatment) for UTI according to medical records were included in the sample

You may not qualify if:

• \- Those who had previously received training to increase genital hygiene behavior,
• Those who had a risky pregnancy,
• Those who were diagnosed with any health problems related to the pregnant woman and the fetus were not included in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Malatya

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Urinary Tract Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: randomized controlled trial conducted with experimental and control groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 16, 2025
• First Posted: January 24, 2025
• Study Start: September 30, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2021
• Study Completion: January 31, 2022
• Last Updated: January 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)