Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences

Volume: 6 Number: 3 October 28, 2015
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Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine the genital hygienic practices of the Health Science Faculty First Class Female Student’s. It is a descriptive study.

Material and Methods: 123 first class female student’s from the Health Science Faculty during 2013-2014 academic years were include in this descriptive study. The data were collected by a questionnaire form which was created to identify socio-demographic features and genital hygiene behavior. The data were evaluated with percentages, for statistical analysis Chi-square Test was used.

Results: It was determined that 35% of the students were from the nursing department, 67.5% of their mothers were graduated from elementary school or had no education and the average age was 19.3. Although the majority of the students received training for genital hygiene previously, all were unable to implement total and accurate genital - menstrual hygiene practices.

Conclusion: It was concluded that students  have incomplete and inaccurate practices about genital hygiene, there are differences between departments and they need to be informed.

Key Words: Female genitalia; Hygiene; Nursing Students

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Publication Date

October 28, 2015

Submission Date

October 8, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Topuz, Ş., Büyükkayacı Duman, N., & Güneş, A. (2015). Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, 6(3), 85-90. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.80899
AMA
1.Topuz Ş, Büyükkayacı Duman N, Güneş A. Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences. TJCL. 2015;6(3):85-90. doi:10.18663/tjcl.80899
Chicago
Topuz, Şenay, Nuriye Büyükkayacı Duman, and Aylin Güneş. 2015. “Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 6 (3): 85-90. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.80899.
EndNote
Topuz Ş, Büyükkayacı Duman N, Güneş A (October 1, 2015) Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 6 3 85–90.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Topuz, N. Büyükkayacı Duman, and A. Güneş, “Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences”, TJCL, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 85–90, Oct. 2015, doi: 10.18663/tjcl.80899.
ISNAD
Topuz, Şenay - Büyükkayacı Duman, Nuriye - Güneş, Aylin. “Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 6/3 (October 1, 2015): 85-90. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.80899.
JAMA
1.Topuz Ş, Büyükkayacı Duman N, Güneş A. Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences. TJCL. 2015;6:85–90.
MLA
Topuz, Şenay, et al. “Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, vol. 6, no. 3, Oct. 2015, pp. 85-90, doi:10.18663/tjcl.80899.
Vancouver
1.Şenay Topuz, Nuriye Büyükkayacı Duman, Aylin Güneş. Genital Hygiene Practices of Female Students at First Class in the Faculty of Health Sciences. TJCL. 2015 Oct. 1;6(3):85-90. doi:10.18663/tjcl.80899

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