Effect of Educational Intervention on Menstrual Hygiene on Knowledge, Perception and Practices of Adolescence Girls Dumbre Dipali1, Devi Seeta2,* 1Tutor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune 2Asst. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune *Corresponding author: Mrs Seeta Devi Asst. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, 411004
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract Background Menstruation and menstrual practices are still concerned by taboos and socio cultural limitations subsequent in adolescent girls remaining unaware of the scientific practices, facts, and hygienic health practices, which sometimes result into adverse health outcome. Objective To assess the effectiveness of educational material on menstrual hygiene. Methodology In the present study, quantitative research approach was applied and the research design was Quasi-experimental one group pre-test and post-test. The setting of the study was selected urban community areas of Pune. The sample size 60, selected by using simple random sampling technique. The structured questionnaire was administered. In order to establish the reliability of the tool inter rater method was used. The scores were calculated and the reliability was established by Kappa method, which was 0.90. Results Researcher has applied the paired t-test to check the effectiveness of educational interventions. Score was 3.8, which increased to 9 in posttest. T-value for this test was 27.4 with 99 degrees of freedom, corresponding to p-value of 0.003. Conclusion Formal as well as informal channels of communication need to be emphasized for the delivery of information on menstrual hygiene through distribution of information booklets among adolescent girls. Top Keywords Educational intervention, menstrual hygiene, knowledge, perception, practices, adolescence girl. Top |