The effect of genital hygiene behaviors and vaginal douching of pregnant women on preterm labor.

Autor: Arikan M; Mersin City Hospital, Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Mersin, Turkey., Kocaöz S; Zübeyde Hanım Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey., Kizilirmak A; Semra and Vefa Küçük Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Nevşehir, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics [Int J Gynaecol Obstet] 2024 Jun; Vol. 165 (3), pp. 1022-1030. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 07.
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15286
Abstrakt: Objective: To determine the effect of genital hygiene behavior (GHB) and vaginal douching (VD) of pregnant women on preterm labor (PTL).
Methods: This study, which was conducted with 365 pregnant women, is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected using a questionnaire and the Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory (GHBI) was applied.
Results: The ratios of PTL diagnosis and VD practice, and mean GHBI scores of the pregnant women were 35.1%, 9.6%, and 64.42 ± 10.44, respectively. The prevalence of receiving a diagnosis of PTL was significantly higher in those who changed their underwear two to three times a week, took baths while sitting, cleansed their perineum with water using their hands, removed pubic hair at intervals of 2 months or longer, and performed VD. It was found that poor GHB and VD practices increased the rate of PTL and, in particular, VD was found to increase the risk of PTL around eight-fold.
Conclusion: These results can help pregnant women to understand the relationship between genital hygiene and PTL and show the importance of being educated by health professionals about this issue.
(© 2023 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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