Genital Hygiene Education and Pregnancy

NCT ID: NCT06791252

Last Updated: 2025-01-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-30

Study Completion Date

2022-01-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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 infection on genital hygiene behavior and self-care ability. The study was conducted in the gynecology and obstetrics clinics of a hospital in eastern Turkey between September 2021 and February 2022. Personal Information Form, Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale and Self-Care Ability Scale were used to collect data. In the power analysis, the sample size was calculated as 80 pregnant women in each group (80 experimental, 80 control). Pregnant women in the experimental group received genital hygiene education in 4 sessions, while no intervention was applied to the control group. Descriptive statistical analyses and t-test in dependent-independent groups were used in the analysis of the data.

Conditions

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Genital Hygiene Behaviors Self-Care Ability

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

randomized controlled trial conducted with experimental and control groups
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Group receiving genital hygiene education

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

genital hygiene education

Intervention Type 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

Control Group

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).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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genital hygiene education

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

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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

Exclusion Criteria

* \- 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
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

49 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Inonu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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ESRA GUNEY, PhD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Malatya

Malatya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2021/2261

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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