Abstract
Introduction: Adolescent phase in girls is a transition from girlhood to womanhood and marks the onset of female puberty. Puberty is the age at which the internal reproductive organs reach maturity, usually between the age of 11 to 15 years and Menarche is a biological, psychological, social, as well as behavioral transition for an adolescent girl from girlhood to womanhood. Menstruation is the most important physiological and biological sign of female puberty. It is the results of changes in hormones in the body and it’s a natural phenomenon; most of the adolescent girls have some wrong beliefs and behavior regarding menstruation. The main of this study is to provide adequate knowledge about menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. It will help to develop and improve the hygienic pattern of menstruation and reduce the risk of reproductive tract infections. Methodology: To achieve the objectives of the study quantitative research approach was used in the study; pre experimental one group pre-test post-test design was selected. The data were collected from 45 Adolescent girls from 6th to 9th standard students of Guru Ram Das International School Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar Uttarakhand. And the non probability purposive sampling technique was used. The tools used for the study was (1) structured questionnaire to assess the socio-demographic data and (2) Structured questionnaire to assess knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene. Result: The finding of study revealed that the mean post-test knowledge score (18.80) was significant greater than the pre-test knowledge score (13.57) of experimental group of student, [t (44) = 9.47, P<0.05]. The result showed that there was significant association between knowledge of student regarding menstrual hygiene with per month family income and previous knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene as the Chi square value for per month family income and (25.76, P<0.05) and previous knowledge about menstrual hygiene (6.78, P<0.05). The knowledge of student regarding menstrual hygiene was improved.
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