Does Health Literacy Level of Married Women Affect Use of Traditional Practices for Vaginal Discharge?

Ayla Korkmaz; Fatma Avşar; Aysun Badem

Makale detayları

Does Health Literacy Level of Married Women Affect Use of Traditional Practices for Vaginal Discharge?

Yazarlar:

Ayla Korkmaz | Fatma Avşar | Aysun Badem

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.640-648

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001348908

pISSN:

1309-8004

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Özet:

 Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of married womens health literacy level on their traditional practices regarding vaginal discharge. Method: The research is descriptive and relationship seeking and the sample consisted of 200 married women. In the study, personel information form and Turkey Health Literacy Scale TSOY-32 were used as a data collection forms. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used in the statistical analysis of the research data. Results: In the study, the total score average of married women on the TSOY-32 scale was found to be 36.89  9.17. 59.4 of women have adequate or excellent health literacy levels. The use of traditional methods for vaginal discharge is 15.7; applications made with onion are most preferred 14.7. The difference between the applications made with onion and the health literacy scale score averages was found to be statistically significant t: -2.903; p:0.004. 19.8 of women stated that they had an infection. It was found that women who applied onion to prevent infection had lower health literacy scale average scores. Conclusion: It has been observed that women with high health literacy use onion less frequently for vaginal discharge. Health literacy levels of women who do not perform traditional practices for vaginal discharge are higher than those who do.

 Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of married womens health literacy level on their traditional practices regarding vaginal discharge. Method: The research is descriptive and relationship seeking and the sample consisted of 200 married women. In the study, personel information form and Turkey Health Literacy Scale TSOY-32 were used as a data collection forms. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used in the statistical analysis of the research data. Results: In the study, the total score average of married women on the TSOY-32 scale was found to be 36.89  9.17. 59.4 of women have adequate or excellent health literacy levels. The use of traditional methods for vaginal discharge is 15.7; applications made with onion are most preferred 14.7. The difference between the applications made with onion and the health literacy scale score averages was found to be statistically significant t: -2.903; p:0.004. 19.8 of women stated that they had an infection. It was found that women who applied onion to prevent infection had lower health literacy scale average scores. Conclusion: It has been observed that women with high health literacy use onion less frequently for vaginal discharge. Health literacy levels of women who do not perform traditional practices for vaginal discharge are higher than those who do.

 Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of married womens health literacy level on their traditional practices regarding vaginal discharge. Method: The research is descriptive and relationship seeking and the sample consisted of 200 married women. In the study, personel information form and Turkey Health Literacy Scale TSOY-32 were used as a data collection forms. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used in the statistical analysis of the research data. Results: In the study, the total score average of married women on the TSOY-32 scale was found to be 36.89  9.17. 59.4 of women have adequate or excellent health literacy levels. The use of traditional methods for vaginal discharge is 15.7; applications made with onion are most preferred 14.7. The difference between the applications made with onion and the health literacy scale score averages was found to be statistically significant t: -2.903; p:0.004. 19.8 of women stated that they had an infection. It was found that women who applied onion to prevent infection had lower health literacy scale average scores. Conclusion: It has been observed that women with high health literacy use onion less frequently for vaginal discharge. Health literacy levels of women who do not perform traditional practices for vaginal discharge are higher than those who do.

 Amaç: Araştırmada amaç, evli kadınların sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyinin vajinal akıntıya yönelik geleneksel uygulamalarına etkisini belirlemektir. Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı bir çalışma olup örneklemini evli 217 kadın oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri Ekim-Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında çevrimiçi anket yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama formu olarak, kişisel bilgi formu ve Türkiye Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği TSOY-32 kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin istatistiksel analizinde sayı, yüzdelik dağılım, aritmetik ortalama kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normal dağılım varsayımları karşılandığından iki bağımsız grupta bağımsız örneklem t testi, üç grupta ise one way ANOVA testi kullanılarak analizler tamamlanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmada, evli kadınların TSOY-32 ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 36,89  9,17 olarak bulunmuştur. Kadınların yarıdan fazlası 59,4 yeterli ve mükemmel sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyine sahiptir. Vajinal akıntıya yönelik geleneksel yöntem kullanımı 15,7 olup; en çok soğan ile yapılan uygulamalar 14,7 tercih edilmektedir. Soğan ile yapılan uygulamalar ve sağlık okuryazarlık ölçeği puan ortalamaları arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur t:-2,903; p:0,004. Enfeksiyonu önlemek için soğan ile uygulama yapan kadınların sağlık okuryazarlık ölçeği puan ortalamaları daha düşük olduğu bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Sağlık okuryazarlığı yüksek olan kadınların vajinal akıntıya yönelik soğan ile daha az uygulama yaptığı görülmüştür. Vajinal akıntıya yönelik geleneksel uygulama yapmayan kadınların sağlık okuryazarlığı seviyeleri yapan kadınlara göre daha yüksektir.

Makale detayları

Does Health Literacy Level of Married Women Affect Use of Traditional Practices for Vaginal Discharge?

Yazarlar:

Ayla Korkmaz | Fatma Avşar | Aysun Badem

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.640-648

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001348908

pISSN:

1309-8004

Health literacy

Vaginal discharge

Traditional practiceSağlık okuryazarlık

Vajinal akıntı

Geleneksel uygulama

Sayı

Makale detayları

Does Health Literacy Level of Married Women Affect Use of Traditional Practices for Vaginal Discharge?

Yazarlar: Ayla Korkmaz | Fatma Avşar | Aysun Badem

Yayıncı: Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar: Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi: Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.640-648

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001348908

pISSN: 1309-8004

Health literacy

Vaginal discharge

Traditional practiceSağlık okuryazarlık

Vajinal akıntı

Geleneksel uygulama

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ayla Korkmaz | Fatma Avşar | Aysun Badem

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.640-648

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001348908

pISSN:

1309-8004