Effect of Teaching Guideline on Women Knowledge and Practices regarding Leucorrhoea at Reproductive Age

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt

2 Obstetric and Gynecological Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University and Assistant Professor of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Nursing College, Northern Border University, SAUDI ARABIA

3 Lecturer of Maternity and Neonate Health Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University

4 Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University

5 Assistant professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

6 Assistant Professor of Maternity, Obstetrics, and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University

Abstract

Background: Leucorrhoea is strictly an excessive normal vaginal/cervical discharge and it is
one of the most common complaints of the patients attending the Outpatients' Gynecological clinics.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of teaching guidelines on women's knowledge and
practices regarding leucorrhoea at reproductive age. Design: Quasi-experimental research design
was used. Setting: The current study was conducted at Outpatients' Gynecological clinics at Beni-
Suef University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of a total of 500 women of reproductive
age was recruited for the study. Three tools were used for data collection; Tool (1): A structured
interview questionnaire; Tool (2): women's knowledge about leucorrhoea (pre/post), Tool (3):
women's practices about leucorrhoea (pre/post). Results: The study result revealed that there was a
highly statistically significant difference and improvement between the pre- teaching guidelines and
post-teaching guidelines regarding women's knowledge and practices about leucorrhoea. There was
a statistically significant positive correlation between the total knowledge and total practice scores
of the studied women regarding leucorrhoea. There is significant statistical relation between studied
women's demographic characteristics and their total score of knowledge and total score of practices.
Conclusion: Teaching guidelines had a positive effect on improving women's knowledge and
practices at reproductive age regarding leucorrhoea. Recommendations: Implementing continued
teaching guidelines about leucorrhoea should be provided to women of reproductive age according
to their needs to improve their knowledge and practices. Proper counseling can be given to women
as well as nurse care practices at the time of counseling.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 13, Issue 3
September 2022
Pages 377-392

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