The Correlation between Giving Health Teaching Regarding Vulvovaginal Infectivity and Self Report of Symptoms with Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Vulvovaginitis is an inflammation of external genitalia and it is standard as a major public medical problem that causes several problems for women at all ages. Aim: Was to assess the correlation between giving health teaching regarding vulvovaginal infectivity and self report of symptoms with Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University students. Design: Descriptive- correlational design was used. Sample: A total of 700 adolescent girls were assigned from the Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. Tools: Two tools were developed by the researcher 1.Self administered questionnaire sheet to collect data including demographic information about students, knowledge assessment questionnaire about vulvovaginal infectivity, assessment questionnaire about menstrual hygienic care and evaluating score for students' knowledge, 2. Self reporting tool that included counting the number of students complains regarding their self report of symptoms of vulvovaginal infectivity. Results: The mean age of students under study was17-21 years, their mean age was 18.380±0.8540years; 7.20% of them reported about symptoms of vulvovaginal infection after teaching session, and 100.0% of them had unsatisfactory level of knowledge score related to vulvovaginal infection during the first time of assessment(before teaching session) but after the teaching session was carried out the vast majority of students had satisfactory level of knowledge score during second , third assessment respectively. There was statistical significant relation between the level of knowledge (satisfactory or unsatisfactory level) and self report of vulvovaginal infection symptoms during the second assessment (p= 0.010). Conclusion: There was statistical significance between the level of knowledge (satisfactory level) and self report symptoms of vulvovaginal infection during the second evaluation, cheesy white vaginal discharge and itching in the external genitalia were the most ordinary complains amid adolescent students who made self report. Recommendations: The present study suggested raising awareness among adolescent young girls principally at those early years in relation to their level of knowledge about vulvovaginal & how to report any deviation.
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Hala Abd El Fttah Ali, Heba Kamal Zaki Abou Zaid
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