Educational program to asses and promote knowledge of Al-Zahraa hospital nurses about trichomoniasis disease, Al-Najaf city.

OBJECTIVE

Aim: This study included implementing an educational program to evaluate and promote nurses' knowledge of trichomoniasis disease which caused by Trichomonas vaginalis parasite.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Materials and

Methods

100 randomly samples of nurses working in different units in Al-Zahraa Hospital - Najaf City, Iraq. This semi-experimental study was performed. The study was conducted from December 2023 until April 2024. It included a sample of different ages, gender and experience, working in different units in the hospital, married and unmarried, as well as those living in urban and rural areas.

RESULTS

Results

The results show the total rating of sample knowledge concerning Trichomoniasis in primary test was a moderate with a mean (0.57) and the mean of next test was a good (0.84), also the results observed a highly significant difference (P <0.01) between pre-test and post-test assessments. In addition, according to their Socio-Demographic Characteristics, the study showed no significant difference in the knowledge scores in the next test.

CONCLUSION

Conclusion

This study concluded that there was an improvement in knowledge after the program for all nurses.