Modern Hospital 2015;(7):152-153,156

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-332X.2015.07.068

THE PREVENTIVE EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON RECURRENCE OF VAGINITIS A-MONG GUANGZHOU'S CAREER WOMEN

Zhibin LI ; Lijuan YANG ; Huihua XIAO

Keywords

health education; vaginitis; recurrence; prevention

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To investigate the preventive effect of health education on prevention of vaginitis among Guangzhou ’ s career women.Methods 479 career women with confirmed diagnosis of vaginitis in 2013 were cured and followed up for 1 year.Pa-tient were divided into Control Group (n=202) and Observation Group (n=277) according to whether accompanied the health edu-cation on prevention of vagnnitis.The recurrence rate of vaginitis during the 1 -year follow -up was compared between the two groups.Results In Control Group, 192 patients (95.05%) finished the follow -up, and in Observation Group, 260 patients (93.86%) finished the follow-up, there was not statistical difference in accomplishment ratio of follow -up (p>0.05).The recur-rence of rate of vaginitis was statistical higher in Control Group (72/192, 37.50%) than that in Observation Group (64/260, 24.62%) (P<0.05).Conclusion Health education could reduce the recurrence rate of vaginitis significantly.