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Young Women' Perception of Vaginal Discharge and Traditional Practices for Vaginal Discharge

Genç Kadınların Vajinal Akıntıyı Algılamaları ve Vajinal Akıntıya Yönelik Geleneksel Uygulamaları

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272–279
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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It is recommended to evaluate the traditional practices used for genitourinary tract infections, to consider the results such as effectiveness, harm, cost, and to conduct regional and more researches.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of the study is to determine the perception levels of young women of vaginal discharge and their traditional practices for vaginal discharge.
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Key Findings & Data:The population of the study, which is quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional, consists of a total of 285 students in the sample of female students (N= 4622) studying at a public university.
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The aim of the study is to determine the perception levels of young women of vaginal discharge and their traditional practices for vaginal discharge. The population of the study, which is quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional, consists of a total of 285 students in the sample of female students (N= 4622) studying at a public university. The data collection form consists of 4 sections and 46 questions in total. Necessary institution permissions were obtained and appropriate statistical methods were used. The average age of women is 20.88 ± 1.52. The rate of abnormal vaginal discharge seen in the study is 19.3%. Among women, the rate of using traditional methods for complaints of vaginal discharge is 14.2%. Traditional methods used for abnormal discharge; drinking onion garlic parsley juice (14.7%), putting cotton or cloth in the vagina (11.2%), boiling onion, parsley, nettle, chamomile and washing the vagina (2.5%), vinegar, soda or wiping the vagina with lemon juice (0.9%), placing garlic in the bowl (1.8%). 12.6% of women using traditional methods stated that the method is effective. It is recommended to evaluate the traditional practices used for genitourinary tract infections, to consider the results such as effectiveness, harm, cost, and to conduct regional and more researches.

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Çalışmanın amacı genç kadınların vajinal akıntıyıalgılama düzeylerini ve vajinal akıntıya yönelikkullanılan geleneksel uygulamalarını belirlemektir.Nicel, tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel nitelikteki araştırmanınevrenini bir kamu üniversitesinde okuyan kadınöğrenciler (N=4622), örneklemini toplam 285 öğrencioluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama formu 4 bölümden vetoplam 46 sorudan oluşmaktadır. Gerekli kurumizinleri alındı ve uygun istatistiki yöntemler kullanıldı.Kadınların yaş ortalaması 20,88±1,52’dir. Çalışmadaanormal vajinal akıntı görülme oranı %19,3’tür.Kadınlar arasında vajinal akıntı şikâyetleri içingeleneksel yöntem kullanma oranı %14,2’dir.Anormal akıntı için kullanılan geleneksel yöntemler;soğan sarımsak maydanoz suyu içmek (%14,7), vajenepamuk ya da bez yerleştirmek (%11,2), soğan,maydanoz, ısırgan, papatya kaynatıp vajeni yıkamak(%2,5), sirke, soda ya da limon suyu ile vajeni silmek(%0,9), hazneye sarımsak yerleştirmektir (%1,8).Geleneksel yöntemleri kullanan kadınların %12,6’sıyöntemin etkili olduğunu belirtti. Genitoüriner yolenfeksiyonları için kullanılan gelenekseluygulamaların değerlendirilmesi, etkinliği, zararı,maliyeti gibi sonuçların ele alınması, bölgesel ve dahafazla araştırmaların yapılması önerilmektedir.

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ÖZCAN, H., ARIK, S., ESEN, Ü. G., ASLAN, N. (2022). Young Women' Perception of Vaginal Discharge and Traditional Practices for Vaginal Discharge. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 3, 272–279. https://ajindex.com/articles/527341

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