Peer Education on Genital Hygiene and Self-Care

NCT07195435 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025/21
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effects of peer education provided to teenage girls on genital hygiene behaviors and self-care agency. The study was conducted with a randomized controlled design with a pretest-posttest control group. The study was conducted with female students studying at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Technical Sciences Vocational School between October and November 2025. The research population consisted of all female students at the school, and the sample consisted of students who agreed to participate in the study, signed the consent form, and met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using a "Personal Information Form," a "Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale," and a "Self-Care Agency Scale." Peer education was administered to the intervention group, while the control group received no training.

Conditions

Genital Hygiene Behaviors; Self-Care

Keywords

genital hygiene; Self-Care; Peer Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Self-care power will be assessed using the Self-Care Power Scale. The instrument consists of 35 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("does not describe me at all") to 4 ("describes me very well"). The total score ranges from 0 to 140, w

  four weeks after the pre-test administration

• Change in genital hygiene behavior will be assessed using the Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory. The scale consists of 23 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale, covering three subdimensions: general hygiene behavior, menstrual hygiene, and awareness of

  four weeks after the pre-test administration

Study Arms (2)

Genital Hygiene Training:

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Genital Hygiene Education

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The young girls in the control group will complete a pre-test form consisting of a Personal Information Form, a Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale, and a Self-Care Ability Scale. Four weeks later, in a post-test, the aforementioned scale questions will be asked again.

Interventions

Genital Hygiene Education BEHAVIORAL

Genital Hygiene Training: Young girls who agree to participate will receive two sessions of two hours of genital hygiene training on a predetermined date, as appropriate. Genital hygiene training will be delivered via PowerPoint presentation, and at the end of the training, a training booklet and brochure, developed in accordance with the relevant literature, will be distributed to the participating girls to ensure retention. The training booklet and brochure will be prepared by the researcher based on current literature sources. Expert opinions will be sought from obstetrics and gynecology nursing experts regarding the training content and will be revised as necessary. The content of the training booklet will cover the female internal and external genital organs, the importance of genital infections for women's health, factors affecting genital hygiene, characteristics of normal and abnormal genital discharge, common genital infections, signs and symptoms of genital infection, and pro

Genital Hygiene Training:

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being between 18 and 24 years of age,
• Agreeing to participate in the study and signing the consent form,
• Having no communication difficulties,
• Completely completing the data collection form.

You may not qualify if:

• Taking a health course,
• Being unable to communicate,
• Not being at school during the training period,
• Filling out the data collection form incompletely.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University: lead

Related Publications (6)

• Tiryaki, S., Gezginci, E., & Göktaş, S. (2021). Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Genital Hijyen Davranışlarının Belirlenmesi. İnönü Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksek Okulu Dergisi, 9(2), 510-522. Https://Doi.Org/10.33715/İnonusaglik.843789

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• Pazarözyurt, A., & Özkan, H. (2023). Gebelerin Sağlık Okuryazarlığı İle Öz Bakım Gücü Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi. Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Dergisi, 5(1), 91-102. Https://Doi.Org/10.54061/Jphn.1154752

  BACKGROUND

• Nahçıvan N. (1994). Geçerlik Ve Güvenirlik ÇALISMASI: ÖZ-BAKIM GÜCÜ Ölçeği'nin TÜRKÇE'YE UYARLANMASI. Florence Nightingale Journal Of Nursing, 33(7), 109-119.

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• Kumral, M. (N.D.). Investigation of the Relationship Between Self-Care Ability, Genital Hygiene Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women of Reproductive Age.

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• Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical Power Analysis For The Behavioral Sciences. (N. E. Edition, Hillsdale, Ed.; 2nd Ed.).

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• Çi̇ftçi̇, M., Demi̇r, R., Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, R., Bölümü, E., Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Ç., Ror Assistant Professor, T., Öğretim Üyesi, D., Bilimleri Fakültesi, S., Ror, T., Author, C., & Sorumlu Yazar, İ. (N.D.). The Effect Of Genital Hygiene Education Given İn The Postpartum Period On Genital Hygiene Behaviors Of Postpartum Women* Doğum Sonu Dönemde Verilen Genital Hijyen Eğitiminin Lohusaların Genital Hijyen Davranışlarına Etkisi*. Https://Doi.Org/10.58252/Artukluhealt

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Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 15, 2025
• First Posted: September 26, 2025
• Study Start: September 29, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 2, 2025
• Study Completion: November 15, 2025
• Last Updated: September 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share