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By: Abhirami. Mani, Daniel Arun Kumar.K, Sumitha Devi, Pavithra M N, M Melvin David, Abiya Kishore, Abhinandana Binu, Akhila Eldhose, and A Pavithra.
1Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4Student, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Background and aims: Menstruation is a process that only impacts women.In current society myths and cultural beliefs regarding menstruation have an important menstrual practice, which causes teenage groups to be ignorant of the scientific information required to maintain excellent reproductive health. Due to ignorance of the menstrual cycle, menstruation is surrounded by psychological and religious stigmas. Many women in rural areas lack an understanding of the menstrual cycle, even though menstruation is a natural process. It is often linked to various social beliefs and customs that can negatively affect health. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a structured teaching program on the knowledge and practices related to menstrual hygiene among early adolescent school girls in Kuppam. Material and Methods: A total of 144 adolescent girls who met the inclusion criteria were selected using a convenient sampling method. Data was gathered through a structured questionnaire assessing knowledge and practices related to menstrual hygiene. Results: The findings showed that in the pre-test, the majority, 134 (93.06%) had inadequate knowledge, 10 (6.94%) had moderate knowledge, and none (0%) had adequate knowledge. In the post-test, the majority, 116 (80.56%), had adequate knowledge, 26 (18.06%) had moderate knowledge, and 2 (1.39%) had inadequate knowledge. In pre-test majority 88 (61.11%) of them had moderate practice, 55 (38.19%) had low practice and 1 (0.69%) had good practice and in post-test majority 112 (77.78%) of them had moderate practice, 27 (18.75%) had low practice and 5 (3.47%) had good practice.
Keywords: Assess, Knowledge, Practice, Menstrual hygiene, good practice.
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