Educational Program to Enhance Nurses’ Knowledge and Prevention Regarding Trichomonas Vaginalis in a Military Hospital
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoan causing trichomoniasis, is one of the commonestnon-viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs) worldwide. It is a motile trophozoite livesin the lower genitourinary tract of females and the prostate and urethra of men and causeof symptomatic vaginitis in women. T. vaginalis causes serious complications such as increasesrisk of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) transmission in both women andmen with the adverse outcomes during pregnancy. Besides, complications for symptomaticwomen include vaginitis, endometritis, infertility, and cervical cancer, and for meninclude urethritis, prostatitis, epididymitis, and infertility. The disorder was underdiagnosedthe drug of choice is oral metronidaz- ole for both partners but if this fails, clinicians may useother nitroimidazoles. The study enhanced the nurses’ knowledge as to T. vaginalis. Setting:Study was done in a Military Hospital. Design: A quasi-experimental study (pre & posttest) wasused. Subjects were 63 nursing staff. Study tools: Composed of socio-demographic characteristicsof nurses and knowledge questionnaire sheet and pre & posttest.The results showed statistically significant improvement in the nursing knowledge regardingTrichomonas vaginalis. Recommendations: Developing periodic educational program and evaluationregarding Trichomonas vaginalis on regular basis, would improve nurse’ knowledge andcompetency to provide high quality nursing care.
Institution: Military Medical Academy
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4315434352