Understanding intimate self-care among riverine women: qualitative research through the lens of the Sunrise Model.
Camila Evelyn de Sousa Brito, Bruna Larissa Fernandes Coelho, Talita Lima Dos Santos and 5 others
PMID 39045978WHAT IT FOUND
Riverine women in Brazil learned intimate self-care from mothers and grandmothers, often equating it solely with bathing.
An educational board game helped them identify incorrect practices and adopt better hygiene techniques, though access to clean water remained a barrier.
Key findings
01Participants primarily learned about intimate self-care from female family members, viewing it mainly as personal hygiene and bathing.
02After an educational intervention using a board game, women reported adjusting their practices to include correct use of hygiene products and better management of care techniques.
03Access to clean running water and economic constraints were significant barriers to maintaining adequate intimate hygiene.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The study involved a small sample of 20 women from a specific island, limiting generalizability to other populations. Interviews were conducted in a busy health unit setting, which may have affected the depth of responses due to time constraints and lack of privacy. The analysis relied on manual coding by four researchers, which introduces potential subjectivity despite validation efforts.
Declared interests
No specific funding sources or conflicts of interest were declared in the provided text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret the post-intervention changes as evidence that the board game alone solves hygiene issues. The study reports self-perceived knowledge adjustments in a small group, not clinical outcomes like reduced infection rates, and structural barriers like lack of running water remained unaddressed.