Objective: Menstrual disorders are highly prevalent among women. The need for counseling for different menstrual disorders is not well-documented.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of menstrual problems amongst Beni-Suef University students during the previous 6 months and detect what menstrual disorders required counseling more often. Methods: A total of 1,519 students representing 28 different faculties of Beni-Suef University were included. To assess their menstrual disorders during the previous 6 months, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the university student. The questionnaire included questions about the most common complaints before and during menstruation. Other demographic and gynecological characters and the need for counseling were also investigated.Results: The mean age of the participating university students was 20.9 ± 1.7 years. The mean age of their first menarche was 12.9 ± 1.4 years while their average menstrual flow days was 5.1 ± 1.4. Throughout the previous 6 months, 22.1% of the investigated university students reported counseling due to at least 1 menstrual disorder. Before the menstruation, irritation (48.8%) and fatigue (40.9%) were the most reported symptoms and associated with high rates of counseling while dysmenorrhea (94.1%) and acne flare (49.2%) were very common during menses. Students with menstrual cycles exceeding 28 days and those who experienced breast tenderness, abdominal bloating, and insomnia were statistically more likely to resort to counseling (p < .05).Conclusions: Menstrual disorders, especially dysmenorrhea, are very common among students in Beni-Suef University, however, the necessity of counseling varied widely according to the complaint.Recommendations: Further studies should focus on the barriers to counseling for menstrual disorders.

Background: providing teaching programs to mothers is very important and will improve their knowledge and practice regarding diarrhea prevention among children which reduces mortality and morbidity. Aim: To evaluate the effect of video-assisted structured teaching programs on mothers' knowledge and practices regarding diarrhea prevention among children less than five years. Subjects and Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in the current study. Setting: This study was conducted at the Medical Pediatric Outpatient Clinics at Sohag University Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample of ( 410) mothers was recruited in the study. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used: (I) structured interviewing questionnaire, (II) knowledge assessment tool, and (III) reported practice assessment tool. Results: The results of the present study indicated that statistically significant improvements were found in mothers' total knowledge and practice regarding diarrhea prevention among children less than five years post video-assisted structured teaching program. Conclusion: The current study concluded that videoassisted structured teaching program has found to be positively affected on improving mothers' knowledge and practices level regarding diarrhea prevention among children less than five years. Recommendations: It is very important to apply a video-assisted structured teaching program for mothers of children less than five years concerning diarrhea prevention to promote and improve their knowledge and practices.

Nursing activities and caring should be superior in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, in order to teach care to the family and the patient, nurses should have enhanced knowledge and skills about spinal cord injury and prevention of complications. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a training program for nurses on rehabilitation of clients with spinal cord injuries. Design: A quasi-experimental study design. Setting: The study was conducted at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Center. Sample: A purposive sample, it targeted all rehabilitation nurses in the studied center, with total number was 100 nurses. Tools: Data were collected by using two tools: I-a structural Questionnaire to collect data about demographic characteristics of the studied nurses, II-knowledge regarding Rehabilitation nursing, Spinal cord injuries, Dysreflexia and pressure ulcer. The second tool was an observational Checklist: to assess nurses' performance. Results: The study findings indicated that; Near two thirds of the studied nurses had a total score satisfactory knowledge regard rehabilitation nursing, increased to 100% after training, the differences observed were statistically significant, meanwhile less than half of nurse's had total satisfactory performance of selected rehabilitation nursing skills pre training was raised to 92% after training the differences observed were statistically significant. Conclusion: the study concluded that, training of rehabilitation nurses positively affected their knowledge and performance for caring of patients with statistically significances. Recommendations: The study recommended that, planning of continuous and efficient training programs for nurses on rehabilitation nursing skills. Further researches to be carried out to study other approaches to promote rehabilitation nurses care of spinal cord injuries patients such as; sexuality counseling, pain management and muscular exercises.

Background: Urogenital infection is generally regarded as a silent epidemic. It is one of the major public health problems among women that causes a considerable proportion of gynecological morbidity and maternal mortality in developing countries. Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of an educational program on women’s knowledge and practices about urogenital infection. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study and was implemented at El Hadaka Maternity and Children’s Hospital (MCH) in Fayoum, Egypt. A purposive sample consisting of 50 women with ages ranging from 30 to 45 years old was considered for this study. Two tools were used to conduct this study: a structured interview questionnaire consisting of the respondents’ demographic characteristics, knowledge, and practices regarding urogenital infection and a scale that aimed to assess their lifestyle. Results: The results revealed that 96% of the women have unsatisfactory knowledge about urogenital infection during the pre-intervention stage, 94% of them have satisfactory knowledge post-intervention, and 90% of them have satisfactory knowledge at follow-up, with a highly statistically significant difference at p-value < 0.01. The results also showed that 82% of the respondents have unsatisfactory practices at pre-intervention, 96% have satisfactory practices at post-intervention, and 98% of them have satisfactory practices at follow-up, with a highly statistically significant difference at p-value < 0.01. Conclusion: There was a significant improvement in women's knowledge and practices related to urogenital infection post-intervention and at follow-up with a p-value < 0.01. Likewise, a high positive correlation between total lifestyle, level of knowledge, and practices was noted during the pretest with a p-value < 0.01. There is a need to provide different educational programs regarding knowledge and self-care practices for women with urogenital infection in different women's care settings.

Background: Urogenital infection is generally regarded as a silent epidemic. It is one of the major public health problems among women that causes a considerable proportion of gynecological morbidity and maternal mortality in developing countries. Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of an educational program on women’s knowledge and practices about urogenital infection. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study and was implemented at El Hadaka Maternity and Children’s Hospital (MCH) in Fayoum, Egypt. A purposive sample consisting of 50 women with ages ranging from 30 to 45 years old was considered for this study. Two tools were used to conduct this study: a structured interview questionnaire consisting of the respondents’ demographic characteristics, knowledge, and practices regarding urogenital infection and a scale that aimed to assess their lifestyle. Results: The results revealed that 96% of the women have unsatisfactory knowledge about urogenital infection during the pre-intervention stage, 94% of them have satisfactory knowledge post-intervention, and 90% of them have satisfactory knowledge at follow-up, with a highly statistically significant difference at p-value < 0.01. The results also showed that 82% of the respondents have unsatisfactory practices at pre-intervention, 96% have satisfactory practices at post-intervention, and 98% of them have satisfactory practices at follow-up, with a highly statistically significant difference at p-value < 0.01. Conclusion: There was a significant improvement in women's knowledge and practices related to urogenital infection post-intervention and at follow-up with a p-value < 0.01. Likewise, a high positive correlation between total lifestyle, level of knowledge, and practices was noted during the pretest with a p-value < 0.01. There is a need to provide different educational programs regarding knowledge and self-care practices for women with urogenital infection in different women's care settings.