This study was conducted to determine the effects of peer education provided to teenage girls on genital hygiene behaviors and self-care agency. The study was conducted with a randomized controlled design with a pretest-posttest control group. The study was conducted with female students studying at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Technical Sciences Vocational School between October and November 2025. The research population consisted of all female students at the school, and the sample consisted of students who agreed to participate in the study, signed the consent form, and met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using a "Personal Information Form," a "Genital Hygiene Behaviors Scale," and a "Self-Care Agency Scale." Peer education was administered to the intervention group, while the control group received no training.
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Self-care power will be assessed using the Self-Care Power Scale. The instrument consists of 35 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("does not describe me at all") to 4 ("describes me very well"). The total score ranges from 0 to 140, w
Timeframe: four weeks after the pre-test administration
Change in genital hygiene behavior will be assessed using the Genital Hygiene Behavior Inventory. The scale consists of 23 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale, covering three subdimensions: general hygiene behavior, menstrual hygiene, and awareness of
Timeframe: four weeks after the pre-test administration