Document Type : Original Article
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1. M.Sc. of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Department of mid midwifery
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3. Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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M.Sc. of Health and Social Welfare, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
10.22038/ijogi.2025.84737.6297
Abstract
Background: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of ointment containing jojoba oil on pain intensity of episiotomy wound in primiparous women referred to Mahdieh Hospital in Tehran.
Methods: This research was conducted with a three-blind randomized clinical trial method on 92 primiparous women (46 in the intervention group and 46 in the placebo group). After delivery, for 10 days, every 12 hours, ointment for local use on the incision area was prescribed for both study groups. Data collection tools include demographic questionnaire, checklist of obstetrics and gynecology information, health status form and visual analog scale. Data analysis was done using SPSS statistical software and chi-square, independent t, Fisher's exact and two-way ANOVA.
Findings: There was a statistically significant difference between the use of ointment containing jojoba oil and pain in general in 3 measurement modes, and 71.1% of the changes made in the pain variable were due to the use of ointment containing jojoba oil. By comparing the average wound healing in three stages, it was found that the trend of pain reduction in the intervention group on the 5th day after delivery and the 10th day after delivery was more than the control group (p=0.001)
Conclusion: Ointment containing jojoba oil reduces the intensity of pain caused by episiotomy in primiparous women.
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