Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwives and Nurses Working In Primary Healthcare Services and The Associated Factors

Aliye Bulut

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Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwives and Nurses Working In Primary Healthcare Services and The Associated Factors

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the genital hygiene behaviors of midwives and nurses working in primary care services and the associated factors.Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 16 Family Health Centers FHCs and 1 Community Health Center in Bingöl and the population of the study consisted of 61 midwives and 65 nurses. The questionnaire prepared by the researchers based on the literature has two parts. The first part of the questionnaire is composed of descriptive questions questioning socio-demographic characteristics and the second part is composed of Genital Hygiene Behaviors Inventory GHBI .Results: When the comparison of Genital Hygiene Behaviors of the midwives and nurses in terms of their descriptive characteristics was examined, it was determined that there was no significant difference between GHBI scores of the midwives and nurses except for educational level midwife: 85.4±10.9, nurses: 83.9±9.0 points p>0.05 .Conclusion: As a result of the study, the deficiencies about the genital hygiene behaviors of midwives and nurses were determined, and it was suggested to support these deficiencies through education. It is recommended to make inservice trainings regular and functional in primary healthcare services and for the specialists who are an expert in their areas to provide these trainings

Keywords

Genital hygiene,primary health care,nurses,midwives

BIRINCI BASAMAK SAĞLIK HIZMETLERINDE ÇALIŞAN EBE VE HEMŞIRELERIN GENITAL HIJYEN DAVRANIŞLARI VE İLGILI FAKTÖRLER

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Amaç: Bu araştırma, birinci basamak sağlık hizmetlerinde çalışan ebe ve hemşirelerin genital hijyen davranışları ve ilişkili faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Hastalar ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, Bingöl’de bulunan 16 aile sağlığı merkezi ASM ve bir Toplum Sağlığı Merkezi’nde gerçekleşmiş olup, araştırmanın evrenini 61 ebe ve 65 hemşireyi oluşturmaktadır. Literatür kaynaklı olarak araştırıcılar tarafından oluşturulan anket formu iki bölümdür. Formun birinci bölümü sosyo-demografik özellikleri sorgulayan tanımlayıcı soru takımından, ikinci bölümü ise, Genital Hijyen Davranışları Envanteri GHDE ’nden oluşmuştur.Bulgular: Ebe ve hemşirelerin tanımlayıcı özelliklerine göre Genital Hijyen Davranışlarının karşılaştırılması incelendiğinde; ebe ve hemşirelerin GHDE puanı arasında eğitim düzeyi dışında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadığı ebe, 85,4±10,9; hemşire: 83,9±9,0 puan saptanmıştır p>0,05 .Sonuç: Araştırma sonucunda; ebe ve hemşirelerin genital hijyen davranışları hakkında eksiklikler saptanmış olup, eksikliklerinin eğitimle desteklenmesi önerilmiştir. Birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşlarında hizmet içi eğitiminin düzenli ve işler hale getirilmesi ve bu eğitimlerin alanında uzmanlaşmış kişiler tarafından verilmelidir

Anahtar Kelimeler

Genital hijyen,birinci basamak,hemşire,ebe

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Aliye Bulut

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March 1, 2020

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Year 2020 Number: 1

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Bulut A (March 1, 2020) Genital Hygiene Behaviors of Midwives and Nurses Working In Primary Healthcare Services and The Associated Factors. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 1 72–77.