| Vaginitis is said to be an inflammation of the vagina that is mostly coming with symptoms such itching, burning, malodorous discharge, unusual redness and edema, dyspareunia and leucorrhea, and it is one of the most common reasons for medical referring of women. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of education on knowledge, attitude and practice of patients with vaginitis. In this interventional study, 63 women referring to Shahid Rajaei health center of Kermanshah, Iran (who filled out the questionnaires completely) were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. Our data collection tool was a questionnaire regarding demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and practice of vaginitis that was completed through interview. Information was collected through pre-test and post-test with the time interval of 2 months after intervention. The intervention was considered as an individual training session for 45 minutes. Informations were analyzed with SPSS using independent t-tests, chi-square and Fisher's exact test. The findings of the current study indicated a significant increase in mean score of knowledge, attitude and practice of the patients in the intervention group. This study suggests that education for women in this low social class is better to be individually and finally that the planners and health authorities should provide programs and teaching methods appropriate to each group. In addition, if the hygienic pads for low-income areas are provided in cheaper prices, we can hope to reduce the rate of infection in women. |