Educational program to asses and promote knowledge of Al-Zahraa hospital nurses about trichomoniasis disease, Al-Najaf city.

Objective: Aim: This study included implementing an educational program to evaluate and promote nurses' knowledge of trichomoniasis disease which caused by Trichomonas vaginalis parasite.

Patients and methods: Materials and Methods: 100 randomly samples of nurses working in different units in Al-Zahraa Hospital - Najaf City, Iraq. This semi-experimental study was performed. The study was conducted from December 2023 until April 2024. It included a sample of different ages, gender and experience, working in different units in the hospital, married and unmarried, as well as those living in urban and rural areas.

Results: Results: The results show the total rating of sample knowledge concerning Trichomoniasis in primary test was a moderate with a mean (0.57) and the mean of next test was a good (0.84), also the results observed a highly significant difference (P <0.01) between pre-test and post-test assessments. In addition, according to their Socio-Demographic Characteristics, the study showed no significant difference in the knowledge scores in the next test.

Conclusion: Conclusion: This study concluded that there was an improvement in knowledge after the program for all nurses.