ABNORMAL VAGINAL DISCHARGE IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AND THE WAYS OF ITS MANAGEMENT

The purpose of the study was to determine the perception levels of young women of vaginal discharge and their traditional practices for vaginal discharge. The data collection form comprised a questionnaire with 4 sections and 46 questions. The rate of abnormal vaginal discharge seen in the study is 19.3 %. Among women, the rate of using traditional methods for complaints of vaginal discharge is 14.2 %. Traditional methods used for abnormal discharge; drinking onion garlic parsley juice (14.7 %), putting cotton or cloth in the vagina (11.2 %), boiling onion, parsley, nettle, chamomile and washing the vagina (2.5 %), vinegar, soda or wiping the vagina with lemon juice (0.9 %), placing garlic in the bowl (1.8 %). 12.6 % of women using traditional methods stated that the method is effective. It is recommended to evaluate the traditional practices used for genitourinary tract infections, to consider the results such as effectiveness, harm, and cost, and to conduct regional and more research.