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Background: Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder identified by the presence of ectopic
endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Largely, it affects reproductive-aged women and it is a major
cause of infertility and chronic pelvic pain. Aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of
educational nursing program on improving nonmedical students' awareness toward endometriosis at
Zagazig University. Research design: A quasi- experimental design with pre/posttest and follow up
was used in the current research. Setting: The study was conducted in two nonmedical faculties at
Zagazig University. Subjects: 200 university non-medical female students were included in the
study from the previously mentioned settings. Tools of data collection: Two tools were applied in
the current study; Tool I: a structured interview questionnaire. Tool II: assessment of nonmedical
students' awareness about Endometriosis (Pre/Post and follow up test). Results: A statistically
significant improvements was observed in total level of awareness mean score after program
implantation compared to its level before intervention, where it was 18.095±5.36 for the studied
students in pretest which improved to 89.51±30.07and 74.77±35.88 at posttest and after one month
of interventions respectively. Conclusion: Implementation of the educational nursing program had
highly statistically significant effect on improving nonmedical students' awareness toward
endometriosis at Zagazig University. Recommendations: Implementation of the educational
nursing program with a learning booklet for nonmedical university female' students in various
institutions should be conducted in order to increase their level of awareness related to
endometriosis
DOI
10.21608/ejhc.2021.187040
Keywords
Nursing program, Nonmedical students, Endometriosis, Students' awareness
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Ahmed Gouda Ahmed
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Lecturers of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagzaig University
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Elsayed Mahmoud Radwan
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Lecturers of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagzaig University
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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
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Educational Nursing Program for Improving Nonmedical Students' Awareness toward Endometriosis at Zagazig University