Proposed Nursing Guideline Regarding Sexual Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescent Girls

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing Assuit University. Egypt

2 Maternal and Women Health Department,Faculty of Medicine-Minia University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs ) are major global public health problems
that consider the main cause of acute illness, infertility, long-term disability and death. Aim of
this study was to evaluate the proposed nursing guidelines regarding sexual transmitted diseases
among adolescent girls. Materials and methods: Design: Quasi-experimental Design. Sample: a
Purposive sample of a total 108 adolescent girls nursing students which included 75 in 1st
academic year & 33 in 2nd year .Setting: data collected from Faculty of Nursing Assuit
University. Results: the study revealed that there were mean age (19.20±.78251.On the other
hand there was a highly significant difference between pre & post- test regarding knowledge of
STDs (P< 0.001**). Conclusion and Recommendation: Further researches are still needed to
implemented guideline of nursing education and practice for adolescent girls among STDs.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 8, Issue 2
June 2017
Pages 200-210

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