The effect of web-based genital hygiene education provided to the women with disabilities on their self-care agency and genital hygiene behaviors: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract

In this study, we examined the effect of web-based genital hygiene education provided to women with orthopedically disability on self-care agency and genital hygiene behaviors. The research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. 62 participants in the sample group were randomly assigned. There were statistically significant differences between the pretest, mid-test and post-test total mean scores of Self-Care Scale, Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale and all sub-dimensions in the expiremental group (p < 0.001) and there was not a significant difference in the control group (p > 0.05).

Acknowledgement

The authors thank all the participants who shared their time and experience to participate in this study.

Author contributions

Both the authors designed the study, searched literature, analyzed the data, prepared the article, and approved the final version for submission.

Conflict of interest

The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Disclosure statement

This study was conducted as a PhD thesis.

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Funding

This study was supported by Inonu University Scientific Research Projects Unit as project number 1648.