Sinan O, Kaplan S, Sahin S, Peksoy S
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2020 Mar;23(3):408-415. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_205_18.
Genital infections are one of the most common reasons for a hospital visit in the scope of reproductive health problems. The information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB), therefore, is an appropriate model to provide women with accurate genital hygiene behaviors and develop effective sexual and reproductive health training programs.
This interventional study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of genital infection awareness training provided to women based on the IMB model.
Study sample consisted of 62 women (n= 31, n= 31) who were chosen based on a nonprobability sampling method from vocational courses of Ankara Keçiören municipality. The data collection form developed by the researchers, knowledge evaluation questions (KEQ), and genital hygiene behavior inventory (GHBI) were used to collect data. Data were obtained at training centers and through phone interviews. Another interview was conducted 1 month later and posttest procedures were completed. The Chi-square test, McNemar's, Mann-Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests were used to calculate mean scores.
The mean (SD) age was 39.1 (8.4) years for the women in the experimental group and 37.5 (6.7) for the women in the control group (P = 0.481). Pretest knowledge mean scores M (SD) = 15.7 (2.4); and GHBI mean scores M (SD)= 76.9 (11.1) were calculated. Mean scores showed an increase after the training in the experimental group [M (SD)= 19.1 (1.2); M (SD)= 94.7 (2.6)] (P < 0.001).
Based on these findings, it was concluded that the genital infection awareness training provided to women based on the IMB model, improved knowledge and acted as a positive reinforcer for the hygiene behaviors of the women.
生殖器感染是生殖健康问题范畴内就医的最常见原因之一。因此，信息-动机-行为技能（IMB）模型是为女性提供准确的生殖器卫生行为并制定有效的性与生殖健康培训项目的合适模型。
本干预性研究旨在评估基于IMB模型为女性提供的生殖器感染意识培训的效果。
研究样本由62名女性组成（n = 31，n = 31），她们是从安卡拉凯奇奥伦市的职业课程中通过非概率抽样方法选取的。使用研究人员编制的数据收集表、知识评估问题（KEQ）和生殖器卫生行为量表（GHBI）来收集数据。数据在培训中心获取并通过电话访谈收集。1个月后进行了另一次访谈并完成了后测程序。使用卡方检验、麦克尼马尔检验、曼-惠特尼U检验和威尔科克森符号秩检验来计算平均分。
实验组女性的平均（标准差）年龄为39.1（8.4）岁，对照组女性为37.5（6.7）岁（P = 0.481）。计算出的前测知识平均分M（标准差）= 15.7（2.4）；GHBI平均分M（标准差）= 76.9（11.1）。实验组培训后的平均分有所提高[M（标准差）= 19.1（1.2）；M（标准差）= 94.7（2.6）]（P < 0.001）。
基于这些发现，得出结论：基于IMB模型为女性提供的生殖器感染意识培训提高了知识水平，并对女性的卫生行为起到了积极的强化作用。
