The relationship between level of knowledge and vaginal discharge prevention behavior for nursing student

Abstract

Objective: Reproductive health in adolescent girls is very important. To determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and the behavior of preventing vaginal discharge among nursing students. Methods: a quantitative, cross-sectional study, with 155 first-year female students at a private faculty of nursing. Data were collected from February to March 2022, using an electronic questionnaire. Results: 98.1% of participants have a good level of knowledge and 92.3% of participants practice good vaginal discharge prevention behavior. Conclusion: good knowledge produces appropriate prevention behavior. The result of this study can be used as a contribution of thoughts and references as a more in-depth study of the factors that influence the level of knowledge and behavior about the disease of the genitalia and the dangers of pathological vaginal discharge.