Women`s Feeling of Discomfort During Vaginal Examination and Related Factors

Authors : Zeynep BAL, Tuba UÇAR, Ezgi Can KANTAR

Pages : 269-278

Doi:10.19127/mbsjohs.1066185

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Publication Date : 2022-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study aimed to identify the level of women’s feeling of discomfort during the vaginal examination and associated factors. Methods: Designed as cross-sectional research, the study was performed with 386 women who had a vaginal examination at a public hospital in Malatya province of Turkey in August-November 2018. The Personal Information Form, the Visual Analog Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VAS);, and the Impact of Event Scale were used in the collection of research data. Results: The mean of VAS scores was 2.86±3.52 points for the discomfort felt by participant women from the vaginal examination, and 22.8% of participant women insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=88); felt discomfort from the vaginal examination insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VAS≥6 cm);. Participant women who had no post-traumatic stress symptoms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(79.3%);, to whom the doctor made explanations during the examination insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(82.2%);, to whom the doctor made explanations after the examination insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(83.3%);, who found the post-examination explanation adequacy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(80.2%);, who were examined by the doctor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(85.1%);, who were examined by male health staff insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(86.6%);, and who had the vaginal examination due to pregnancy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(86.9%); felt lower levels of discomfort from the vaginal examination, and these differences from corresponding groups of participant women were statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: It was identified that participant women felt low-level discomfort from the vaginal examination, approximately one-fifth of them had the feeling of discomfort, and the post-traumatic stress and health staff’s approaches toward the woman in the vaginal examination affected the woman’s feeling of discomfort.
Keywords : Gynecological examination, post traumatic stress, feeling of discomfort, gynecology