Research Article

Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections

Number: 16 April 30, 2022
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Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections

Abstract

Aim: The study was carried out to determine midwifery and nursing students’ genital hygiene behaviors and effects of these behaviors on vaginal and urinary tract infections.
Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 282 female students studying in the midwifery and nursing departments of Kırklareli University Health School between March 1, 2021, and April 31, 2021. The data were collected using the Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale and the questionnaire prepared by the researchers which questions the socio-demographic and infection-related characteristics of the participating students. Numbers, percentage distribution, chi-square analysis, Mann Whitney U test and Kruskall Wallis test were used in the analysis of the data, and post-hoc Bonferroni test was used in further analysis.
Results: The mean age of the students was 21.62±1.90 years. Of them, 49.3% were midwifery students and 50.7% were nursing students. The mean score the students obtained from the overall Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale was 93.07±12.07. The mean scores they obtained from its sub-dimensions were as follows: 48.15±6.57 from the General Hygiene sub-dimension, 33.83±4.8 from the Menstrual Hygiene sub-dimension, 11.08±2.88 from the Abnormal Finding Awareness sub-dimension. It was also determined that the students displayed better genital hygiene behaviors as their year at school increased. The analysis (comparison) of the mean scores the participants obtained from the Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale and its sub-dimensions in terms of the variables such as the place of residence stayed longest, economic status, daily pad use, bathing position, being diagnosed of urinary tract infection in the last year demonstrated that there were significant differences between the participants’ scores (p<0.05).
Conclusions: It was determined that the genital hygiene behaviors of the midwifery and nursing students participating in the study were at a good level, that the higher their year at school was the more positive their genital hygiene behaviors were and that the students who were diagnosed with urinary tract infections in the last year obtained lower mean scores from the Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale. Within this context, it is recommended that midwifery and nursing students should be given training on genital hygiene in the first year of their education.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2022

Submission Date

September 4, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 7, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 16

APA
Şolt, A., Hür, S., Karaman, S., Avcı, N., & Aka, N. (2022). Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, 16, 202-222. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.991045
AMA
1.Şolt A, Hür S, Karaman S, Avcı N, Aka N. Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections. IGUSABDER. 2022;(16):202-222. doi:10.38079/igusabder.991045
Chicago
Şolt, Ayça, Seçil Hür, Sefa Karaman, Nihal Avcı, and Nurettin Aka. 2022. “Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, nos. 16: 202-22. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.991045.
EndNote
Şolt A, Hür S, Karaman S, Avcı N, Aka N (April 1, 2022) Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences 16 202–222.
IEEE
[1]A. Şolt, S. Hür, S. Karaman, N. Avcı, and N. Aka, “Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections”, IGUSABDER, no. 16, pp. 202–222, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.38079/igusabder.991045.
ISNAD
Şolt, Ayça - Hür, Seçil - Karaman, Sefa - Avcı, Nihal - Aka, Nurettin. “Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences. 16 (April 1, 2022): 202-222. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.991045.
JAMA
1.Şolt A, Hür S, Karaman S, Avcı N, Aka N. Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections. IGUSABDER. 2022;:202–222.
MLA
Şolt, Ayça, et al. “Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, no. 16, Apr. 2022, pp. 202-2, doi:10.38079/igusabder.991045.
Vancouver
1.Ayça Şolt, Seçil Hür, Sefa Karaman, Nihal Avcı, Nurettin Aka. Effects of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwifery and Nursing Students on Vaginal and Urinary Tract Infections. IGUSABDER. 2022 Apr. 1;(16):202-2. doi:10.38079/igusabder.991045

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