A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAM ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE USES OF MENSTRUAL CUP AMONG THE ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED AREAS, AHMEDABAD
Authors/Creators
- 1. Principal, Apollo Institute of Nursing, Gandhinagar (A Unit of Apollo Hospitals).
- 2. Associate Professor, Apollo Institute of Nursing, Gandhinagar (A Unit of Apollo Hospitals).
- 3. 4th Year B.Sc. Nursing Students, Apollo Institute of Nursing, Gandhinagar (A Unit of Apollo Hospitals).
Description
A menstrual cup is a small bell shaped cup that a woman can insert into their vagina to collect menstrual blood during a period. The menstrual cup can be a good solution for menstrual hygiene management in economically challenged setting. The present study conducted reveals about the effectiveness of planned teaching program on the knowledge and attitude regarding the uses of menstrual cup among the adolescent girls to enhance the knowledge and improve women health in selected areas of Ahmedabad. The pre experimental study was conducted on adolescent girls with inclusion criteria of age group 13 to 19 years, girls having regular menstrual cycle, willingness to participate in study. The investigator adopted purposive sampling technique to select the sample. Data was collected using 6 demographic variables & 20 questionnaires regarding menstrual cup were included. These questionnaires were divided into various areas such as introduction, parts, types, technique for folding, steps of insertion, side effects and cleaning of menstrual cup. A pre-test was conducted on 30 samples after which the planned teaching program was implemented followed by the post test.
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