Author(s):
Sandyashree B., Manjula M., Mahadevswamy K. M., Vinay Kumar G.
Email(s):
sandhya.varshajade22@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00059 
Address:
Mrs. Sandyashree B.1, Mrs. Manjula M.1, Mr. Mahadevswamy K. M.1, Mr. Vinay Kumar G.2
1Nursing Tutor, JSS School of Nursing, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India.
2Principal, JSS School of Nursing, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 9,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: The onset of menstruation is a physiological milestone in women’ reproductive life. Menarche is a recognized as one of the most vivid and emotional laden events for human faunal regardless of specific culture practices of the society. Approach and design: In this study, Pre-experimental design was adopted. Samples and sampling criteria: Convenient sampling technique was adopted to select 90 adolescent girls. The knowledge was measured by using structured knowledge questionnaire regarding menstrual hygiene. A structured video clips was showed for the samples. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The results of study revealed that the significance of difference between the mean pre-test and mean post-test knowledge scores which was statistically tested using paired ‘t’ test and was found to be highly significant. The results also show that the Pre-test knowledge scores of adolescent girls had no significant association with their selected demographic variables except their previous exposure to education programme and Post-test knowledge scores of adolescent girls had no significant association with their selected demographic variables except their studying class. Conclusion: Menstrual hygiene a very important risk factor for reproductive tract infection, it is a vital aspects of health education for adolescent girls.
Cite this article:
Sandyashree B., Manjula M., Mahadevswamy K. M., Vinay Kumar G. Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls at JSS High School, Chamarajanagar. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2021; 9(3):257-3. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00059
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Sandyashree B., Manjula M., Mahadevswamy K. M., Vinay Kumar G. Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls at JSS High School, Chamarajanagar. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2021; 9(3):257-3. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00059 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-9-3-7
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