Different Education Methods and Self Vulvar Examination (SVE)

Providing self vulvar examination (VSE) education to women enables them to take an active role in monitoring their own health, facilitates the early detection of potential abnormalities, and ensures timely intervention and management. Furthermore, providing VSE education to women at a young age plays a critical role in developing early awareness and establishing VSE, which is a protective health behavior, as a habit. In recent years, one of the methods used within the scope of health education is the 'peer education model,' which is one of the 'models centered on social interaction,' where students work in a way that supports each other's learning. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of peer education and an educational brochure about VSE on the knowledge and behaviors of university students regarding VSE The sample of the research; It is planned to consist of a total of 105 student, 35 in the Peer Education Group, 35 in the Brochure Group and 35 in the Control Group, who meet the inclusion criteria and voluntarily agreed to participate in the research.

During the pre-test and post-test data collection phase, it is planned to use, 'Personal Information Form', 'Vulva Health and SVE Information Form', 'SVE Behavior Determination Form', SVE Behavior Determination, Education Brochure Satisfaction Determination Form', 'Peer Education Module Satisfaction Determination Form' and 'SVE Behavior Determination Form'.

Intervention 1 (Brochure Group) consists of second-year nursing students. A brochure prepared about VSE will be distributed to this group. Before the brochure is distributed, a pre-test, consisting of the Personal Information Form and the Vulvar Health and VSE Knowledge Form, will be administered. After the form pretest, the brochures will be distributed, and a 3-month follow-up will be conducted. At the end of the 3-month period, the VSE Knowledge Form and the VSE Behavior and Satisfaction with the Educational Brochure Form will be administered to the second-year students as a post-test. In the Intervention 2 (Peer Education Group) module, first-year nursing students will be provided with a 35-minute presentation on Vulvar Health and VSE (Vulvar Self-Examination). Following the training, the 'Satisfaction with the Peer Education Module Form' will be administered to the students. The Intervention 2 group will also have a 3-month follow-up period. At the end of the 3 months, the 'Vulvar Health and VSE Knowledge Form' and the 'VSE Behavior Determination Form' will be transmitted online as a post-test, and the post-test data will be collected. Preparatory students will be randomly assigned to the control group. The Personal Information Form and the Vulvar Health and VSE (Vulvar Self-Examination) Knowledge Form will be administered online to these students as a pre-test. As a post-test, the Vulvar Health and VSE Knowledge Form and the VSE Behavior Determination Form will be administered online at the end of the 3-month follow-up period.

Inclusion criteria

• • Being a female student in the Yeditepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

• Not having had a previous vulvar mass or cancer
• Not having any communication barriers
• Being able to read and understand Turkish
• Having a mobile phone with internet access.

Exclusion criteria

• • Not being a female student in the Yeditepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department

• Having previously had a vulvar mass or cancer
• Having any communication barriers
• Not being able to read or understand Turkish
• Not having a mobile phone with internet access