Training female adolescent students with intellectual disabilities about genital hygiene skills using peer training

• Published in: International journal of developmental disabilities 2022, Vol.68 (3), p.332-341
• Main Authors: Kırbaş, Zila Özlem, Kaşko Arıcı, Yeliz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent girls; Demography; female adolescent students with intellectual disabilities; Females; genital hygiene; Hygiene; Infants; Intellectual disabilities; Menstruation; pad replacement; Skills; Sociodemographics; Statistical analysis; Students; Students with disabilities; Teachers; Teenagers
• ISSN: 2047-3869; 2047-3877
• DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2020.1774224

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of peer training of female adolescent students diagnosed with intellectual disabilities and started menses, about genital hygiene and menstrual care skills on a baby doll. This study was planned as a non-control group research design including pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. It was conducted in special educational institutions. The population consisted of 68 female students between 10-18 years old. Calculation of sample size was not performed, and 65 students were included in the study. The data were collected using Socio-Demographic Form, Genital Cleansing Skill Form (GCSF), Pad Replacement Skill Analysis Form (PRSAF), and Teacher/Parent Opinion and Feedback Form. The statistical analysis of the study data was performed using Mc-Nemar test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Friedman test followed by Dunn-Bonferroni post-hoc test. In all follow-up periods, GCSF and PRSAF scores compared by Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests did not change based upon demographic characteristics (p > 0.05). Friedman test showed that GCSF and PRSAF scores showed significant differences between the follow-up periods (p  0.05). However, 2nd and 3rd follow-up scores were found to be significantly higher than 1st follow-up score (p