A Study to assess the Effectiveness of Billig’s Exercise in reducing Dysmenorrhoea among Adolescent Girls

Abstract

Statement of the Problem: A study to assess the effectiveness of Billig’s exercise in reducing dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls at Alchemy school, saravanampatti, Coimbatore. Study objective: (a) To assess the pre test level of dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls in the experimental and control group(b)To assess the post test level of dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls in the experimental and control group (c)To assess the effectiveness of Billigs exercise on dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls in the experimental group (d) To find out the association between post test level of dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls with their selected demographic variables. Methodology: Experimental approach, a subtype of quantitative approach, the research design was quasi experimental design, non equivalent control group pre test and post test was used for the present study. The sample for the study consists of 60 adolescent girls with dysmenorrhoea, 30 in experimental group and 30 in control group, selected by purposive sampling techniques, a type of non probability sampling method. Numerical Pain Intensity Scale was used to assess the level of menstrual pain of adolescent girls is both group. Results: Inferential and descriptive statistical were used to analyze the data. The pre test value of menstrual pain in adolescent girls for experimental and control group was 5.2 and 4.63 respectively. The mean post test score was 1.8 and 4.33 for experimental and control group. The comparison was done between two group by performing the independent‘t’ test and the value was 5.57.Conclusion: The study shows that Billig’s exercise is effective to reduce menstrual pain among adolescent girls.