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NCT Number: NCT04723381

The Effect of Web Based Genital Hygiene Education Provided to Orthopedically Disabled Women

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of web-based genital hygiene education provided to orthopedically disabled women on self care agency and genital hygiene behaviors.

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Key information

Conditions

Disability Physical Genital Infection

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Inonu University

Malatya, 44280, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

It was a randomized controlled trial. The women in the experimental group were given web-based genital hygiene education that continued for seven weeks. No intervention was applied to the women in the control group.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being orthopedically handicapped
  • Being literate, being over the age of 18
  • Having access to the internet
  • Being able to use the internet/computer
  • Being able to maintain genital hygiene individually.

Exclusion criteria

  • The inability to use the internet
  • Not being a member of the website
  • Having mental retardation
  • Being dependent on someone else to maintain genital hygiene (bedridden, with spasticity)
  • No willing to complete the study.

Treatment and study plan

web based education

Other

Expert support and consultancy were received for the design and preparation of the web page.

Primary outcomes

  1. Introductory Questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline

    The introductory questionnaire created for descriptive expressions

  2. Change from the Baseline Self-Care Agency Scale Points at 7th and 15th weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, at the end of the 7th week, at the end of the 15th week

    Self-Care Agency Scale was used to determine the self-care skills and abilities of the participants. It is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 35 items. Each item of the scale is scored between 0 and 4 (0= very uncharacteristic of me, 4= very characteristic of me). In the scale, 8 items (3, 6, 9, 13, 19, 22, 26, and 31) are scored reversely (0= very characteristic of me, 4= very uncharacteristic of me). The scale is evaluated over 140 points. In evaluation, the score over 120 points is defined as high, the score between 82 and 120 points is defined as moderate, and the score below 82 points is defined as low.

  3. Change from the Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale Points at 7th and 15th weeks

    Time frame: Baseline, at the end of the 7th week, at the end of the 15th week

    The Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale was used to determine the genital hygiene behaviors of the participants.It is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 23 items consisting of three sub-dimensions. The sub-dimensions of the scale are "General Hygiene (the first 12 items)", "Menstrual Hygiene (items between 13 and 20), and "Abnormal Finding Awareness (items between 21 and 23 )". Participants rate each item from 1 to 5 according to their suitability (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree). In the scale, 5 items (7, 14, 19, 20, 23) are scored reversely (1 = strongly agree, 5 = Strongly disagree). The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 115 and the lowest score is 23. High scores indicate positive genital hygiene behavior.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Siirt University

Other

Collaborators

  • Inonu University

Registry information

Official study title

A 15-Week Randomized Controlled Trial in Orthopedically Disabled Women

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jan 25, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 28, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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