PRECEDE-PROCEED Model-based Program on Genital Hygiene Behaviors

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Genital Infection Female

• Registration Number: NCT04780633
• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of a training program based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model on improving genital hygiene behaviors.It was carried out using experimental research design with pre-test and post-test, randomized and a control group. The study was conducted at Erzurum Saltuklu Family Health Center between June 2017 and January 2018. Of the women with genital infections, 120 women were included in the study, of which 60 were in the experimental group and 60 were in the control group. The data were collected by "Personal Information Form," "Genital Hygiene Knowledge, Attitude and Beliefs, Questionnaire" and "Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory". In study, genital hygiene training intervention prepared according to the Precede-Proceed model was applied to the women in the experimental group. The women in the experimental group were measured at three different times: pre-test before training, post-test through training completition, and follow-up test after 4 weeks. The women in the control group did not receive any training intervention, the pre-test at the first encounter in the family health center and the post-test 5 weeks later.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-30
• Study Completion: 2017-10-15
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-28
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Between the ages of 18-49,
• married,
• At least primary school graduate,
• No mental and communication problems,
• No chronic disease,
• Non-pregnant.

Exclusion Criteria

• Women who have entered menopause,
• Women who had received any training on genital hygiene before

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
H1 hypothesis: PRECEDE-PROCEED training-based program affects on improving genital hygiene behavior.	5 weeks	Linear regression analysis was performed to determine the factors that are independently effective in determining the Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory (GHBI) score differences between the pre-test and post-test measurements of the women in the experimental group.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Manolya Parlas; 🇹🇷 Izmir, None Selected, Turkey