JURNAL INTERNASIONAL KEBIDANAN 2020-2023 UNIVERSITAS KEDOKTERAN GUILAN VOLUME 32 ISSUE 4.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
The Relationship Between Self-treatment of Genital Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy
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Title
JURNAL INTERNASIONAL KEBIDANAN 2020-2023 UNIVERSITAS KEDOKTERAN GUILAN VOLUME 32 ISSUE 4.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
The Relationship Between Self-treatment of Genital Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
The Relationship Between Self-treatment of Genital Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy
Subject
Ectopic pregnancy, Self-medication, Genital infection
Description
Introduction: One of the contributing factors in ectopic pregnancy is genital infection. The
self-treatment of genital infections is a common practice that results in infectious diseases,
microbial resistance, and no patient recovery.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the self-treatment of
genital infection and ectopic pregnancy.
Materials and Methods: This case-control study was performed on 373 women in 2018.
Samples included 180 normal pregnant women (the control group) and 193 women with
ectopic pregnancies with histories of genital infections (the case group). The samples were
selected by a convenient sampling method. The study data were collected by a researcher-
made questionnaire containing demographic questions and 36 questions about self-
treatment of genital infections, drug type, and reasons to use self-medication. Descriptive
statistics, the Chi-square test, and the logistic regression model were used to analyze the
obtained data.
Results: In the present study, 373 eligible people were included. The Mean±SD age of women
with ectopic pregnancies (the case group) was 33.37±4 years and of women with normal
pregnancy (the control group) was 33.21±3.18 years. The frequency of ectopic pregnancy
in women over 35 years was higher than that in women with normal pregnancies. The
frequency of individuals who used self-medication to eliminate the vaginal infection in the
control group and the case group were 76.7% and 48.9%, respectively. Washing the vagina
with ice or baking soda ( 64.39%) was the major traditional method that was used by the
women.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that self-medication for vaginal infections can be a
risk factor for ectopic pregnancy. Therefore, the community should be educated to avoid the
self-medication of genital infections.
self-treatment of genital infections is a common practice that results in infectious diseases,
microbial resistance, and no patient recovery.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the self-treatment of
genital infection and ectopic pregnancy.
Materials and Methods: This case-control study was performed on 373 women in 2018.
Samples included 180 normal pregnant women (the control group) and 193 women with
ectopic pregnancies with histories of genital infections (the case group). The samples were
selected by a convenient sampling method. The study data were collected by a researcher-
made questionnaire containing demographic questions and 36 questions about self-
treatment of genital infections, drug type, and reasons to use self-medication. Descriptive
statistics, the Chi-square test, and the logistic regression model were used to analyze the
obtained data.
Results: In the present study, 373 eligible people were included. The Mean±SD age of women
with ectopic pregnancies (the case group) was 33.37±4 years and of women with normal
pregnancy (the control group) was 33.21±3.18 years. The frequency of ectopic pregnancy
in women over 35 years was higher than that in women with normal pregnancies. The
frequency of individuals who used self-medication to eliminate the vaginal infection in the
control group and the case group were 76.7% and 48.9%, respectively. Washing the vagina
with ice or baking soda ( 64.39%) was the major traditional method that was used by the
women.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that self-medication for vaginal infections can be a
risk factor for ectopic pregnancy. Therefore, the community should be educated to avoid the
self-medication of genital infections.
Creator
Shirin Parvinroo , Seyedeh Hajar Sharami , Ariadokht Ardeshiri, Maryam Shakiba, Soodabeh Ebrahimi
Date
October 2022, Volume 32, Number 4
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Shirin Parvinroo , Seyedeh Hajar Sharami , Ariadokht Ardeshiri, Maryam Shakiba, Soodabeh Ebrahimi, “JURNAL INTERNASIONAL KEBIDANAN 2020-2023 UNIVERSITAS KEDOKTERAN GUILAN VOLUME 32 ISSUE 4.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
The Relationship Between Self-treatment of Genital Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 13, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/948.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
The Relationship Between Self-treatment of Genital Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 13, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/948.