Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, via Mersin 10 Turkey, Famagusta, North Cyprus.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mersin University, 33343, Mersin, Turkey.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Feb 28;28(2):107-115. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i2.10.
This study was conducted as a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design to determine the effect of planned education on the genital hygiene behaviors of secondary school female students in northern Cypurs. The research was conducted with 290 adolescents. Data were collected by using a personal information form and the Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale (GHBS). The paired sample t-test was used to analyze the data. It was determined that only 55.2 % of the adolescents received genital hygiene training, 11.7% had a genital infection and 48.6% used cosmetic products for the genital area. After education, there was a statistically significant increase in the GHBS scores and its dimensions, indicating the effectiveness and necessity of genital hygiene education. Genital hygiene education had a positive effect on the knowledge and practices of adolescent females. Therefore, planned education on genital hygiene, in which nurses play an important role, can be conducted regularly educations and home visits.
本研究采用前后测试准实验设计，旨在确定计划性教育对北塞浦路斯地区女中学生生殖卫生行为的影响。研究共纳入 290 名青少年。通过个人信息表和生殖卫生行为量表（GHBS）收集数据。采用配对样本 t 检验进行数据分析。结果显示，仅有 55.2%的青少年接受过生殖卫生培训，11.7%的青少年存在生殖感染，48.6%的青少年使用生殖部位化妆品。教育后，GHBS 评分及其各维度均有显著升高，表明生殖卫生教育的有效性和必要性。生殖卫生教育对青少年女性的知识和实践产生了积极影响。因此，可以对青少年女性开展有计划的生殖卫生教育，其中护士可发挥重要作用，定期开展教育和家访。
