Genital Hygiene Education and Pregnancy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Genital Hygiene Behaviors; Self-Care Ability

• Registration Number: NCT06791252
• Lead Sponsor: Inonu University

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-30
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-01-31
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
genital hygiene behavior	30 days	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-Care Ability	30 days	Self-care is the activities initiated and carried out by an individual to protect, maintain and improve their life, health and well-being. According to Orem, self-care needs are divided into three groups: universal, developmental and self-care needs in deviations from health. Universal needs are special care behaviors that occur at different developmental levels of the individual, such as infancy, childhood and pregnancy. Pregnancy is also a developmental condition and is a subject that should be examined separately due to its importance. During pregnancy, a woman may need help if her health deteriorates and she cannot meet her care needs. It is important to use an objective, valid and reliable measurement tool in determining the relationship between the self-care of pregnant women and conditions such as urinary system infections. In this study, self-care power was determined as a secondary outcome and the self-care power scale was used to determine the effect of hygiene training give

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Malatya; 🇹🇷 Malatya, Turkey