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Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Among Adolescent Girls in TRKHSS, Vaniyamkulam
Abstract
Background of the Study: Adolescence is a transitional period in a girl’s life. She is getting changed from girlhood to adulthood. Physiological, psychological and hormonal changes takes place in girls. There is deficiency in knowledge regarding menstruation and its hygiene. Also certain taboos exist in some families regarding menstrual hygiene. To minimize the chance of infection in adolescent girls, awareness about menstrual hygiene is a needed factor.
Objectives:
- To assess the pretest knowledge of adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene.
- To find the effectiveness of structured teaching programme (STP) on menstrual hygiene.
- To find out the association between pretest knowledge and selected demographic variables.
Method: One group pretest post-test design was used for the present study. Sample size was 30 adolescent girls in the age group of 10–12 years. The present study was carried out for a period of five days from 21/02/2019 to 25/02/2019. After pretest, a STP was administered to the subjects and post-test was conducted with the same structured knowledge questionnaire. The collected data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the analysis of data. The analysis was carried out on the basis of objectives and hypothesis of the study. The mean post-test knowledge score obtained (O2= 19.93) was higher than the mean pretest knowledge score (O1=11.06); paired 't' test was used to find out the significant differences between the mean pretest and post-test knowledge score. The calculated t-value (7.8) was found to be significant at (t29) level. This showed that the STP was effective in increasing the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene. There was no significant association between the median pretest knowledge score with demographical variables such as residential area (X2=0.79), type of family (X2=1.62), religious status (X2=1.41), educational status of mother (X2=0.71), number of elder sister (X=2.63) and source of information (X2=2.38)
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