Karahan Nazan, Aydemir Gizem, Şahin Emine Tekeli
Health Sciences University, Gulhane Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery - Ankara, Turkey.
Gaziantep University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery - Gaziantep, Turkey.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2025 Jun 2;71(4):e20241760. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20241760. eCollection 2025.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify genital hygiene behaviors and the influencing factors in a sample of women from the Turkish population.
Data collection was conducted through an online survey distributed via WhatsApp and social media groups (n=357). The data were collected using the "Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale." Analyses were conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman's correlation, and robust analysis of variance.
The mean age of the women was 31.94±9.7 years; 66.1% were university graduates and 49.6% were married. The mean Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale total score was 94.93±9.8. genital hygiene behaviors were found to be better among women who were older, who had a higher level of education, were employed, were married, who had received genital hygiene education, and who had a history of genital infections in the past year. Additionally, 38.7% of the women reported abnormal vaginal discharge, and those with abnormal discharge exhibited lower genital hygiene behavior scores. Women who practiced vaginal douching were found to exhibit less adequate genital hygiene behaviors. It was determined that the majority of women with a history of genital infections had not received genital hygiene education and obtained the lowest genital hygiene scores (p<0.05).
The findings obtained in the present study indicate that women in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups require more education on this subject and that healthcare professionals should seize every opportunity to provide education.
本横断面研究旨在确定土耳其女性样本中的生殖卫生行为及其影响因素。
通过在WhatsApp和社交媒体群组上分发的在线调查问卷进行数据收集（n = 357）。使用“生殖卫生行为量表”收集数据。采用曼-惠特尼U检验、克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验、斯皮尔曼相关性分析和稳健方差分析进行分析。
这些女性的平均年龄为31.94±9.7岁；66.1%为大学毕业生，49.6%已婚。生殖卫生行为量表的平均总分是94.93±9.8。研究发现，年龄较大、教育程度较高、有工作、已婚、接受过生殖卫生教育以及在过去一年有生殖系统感染史的女性，其生殖卫生行为更好。此外，38.7%的女性报告有异常白带，有异常白带的女性生殖卫生行为得分较低。进行阴道灌洗的女性生殖卫生行为表现较差。研究确定，大多数有生殖系统感染史的女性未接受过生殖卫生教育，且生殖卫生得分最低（p<0.05）。
本研究的结果表明，社会经济弱势群体中的女性在这一主题上需要更多教育，医疗保健专业人员应抓住一切机会提供教育。
