Effectiveness of Training Program on Female's Students' Knowledge Regarding Vulvitis and its Preventive Measures: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Equipping adolescent females with required information on genital tract infections and their preventive measures will help empower them with the knowledge to augment both their wellbeing and academic performance. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a training program toward external genital organs' infections (vulvitis) and it's reported preventive measures among female students. Methods: A quasi-experimental one group pre- post-test design was applied on 100 students at Port-Said University, Egypt. A training program was developed and implemented on female students in the first years from four faculties; the recruitment of students from each faculty was by convenience sampling. A self-administered questionnaire schedule was used to collect necessary information. Results: Statistically significant improvements were found in post-intervention knowledge of studied students in all tested items regarding external genital tract infection and its preventive measures (P ˂0.001). Students with adequate reported practices to prevent vulvitis rose in all the areas after the program and demonstrated statistically significant improvements. Slightly more than one third of student who gained good level of knowledge aged ≥ 20 years. Conclusion: The study concluded that training of university female adolescent students on external genital tract infection and its preventive measures had a positive impact on their related knowledge and practices. Recommendations: The training program should be implemented in all faculties and in different similar settings. Further researches are suggested using different design.
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Mervat Gaber Zaghloul, Hadayat Abd El-Raof Amasha
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