Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecologic disorder among female adolescents, with a prevalence of 60% to 93%. Primary dysmenorrhea, painful menstruation without pelvic abnormalities, may be associated with vomiting, fatigue, back pain, headaches, dizziness, and diarrhea. Objective: The aim of the present study is to determine the Impact of comprehensive interventional package on behavioural outcomes regarding management of menstrual problems among adolescents from selected educational institutions. Methodology: The quantitative research approach and true experimental Pre-test Post-test control group design was used in the study. Sample size consisted of 60 (30 in each group) and recruited in the study by using Simple random sampling technique. Results: There is no significant changes were observed in any of the subscales between both groups, were found equal in physiological, psychological and behavioural symptoms at pre-intervention level but instantaneously following the comprehensive interventional package, the adolescent girls in the experimental group had significantly increased self-esteem and improvement in management of Premenstrual problems and even class abseeentism and academic performance has improved so that Behavioural outcome variables of adolescents were upgraded after implementation of comprehensive interventional package from baseline to 3 months follow-up.
Conclusion:The comprehensive intervention package proved to be effective in reduction of menstrual symptoms and also clarifying their doubts regarding menstrual problems.
Background:The transition to adulthood is a critical stage of human development during which young people live childhood behind and take on new roles and responsibilities. It is period of social, psychological, economical and biological transitions and for many young people it involves demanding emotional challenges. It is the period of development of secondary sexual characteristics. Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitude of pre adolescent girls regarding puberty attainment and menstrual hygiene, To find out the correlation between knowledge and attitude scores of pre adolescent girls regarding puberty attainment and menstrual hygiene and to find the association between the levels of knowledge and attitude scores of pre adolescent girls and selected demographic variables. Methodology: A quantitative approach with exploratory co-relational survey design was adopted for the study. The samples from the selected high schools of Dharwad were selected using convenient sampling technique. The sample consisted of 60 pre adolescent girls. The tools used for data collection was knowledge questionnaire and structured attitude scale.
Results:The study result reveal that, With respect to knowledge scores, maximum 37(61.7%) respondents were having average knowledge, 15 (25%) respondents were having poor knowledge and remaining 8(13.3%) of respondents were having good knowledge and with respect to attitude majority 25(58.3%) respondents were having non favorable attitude, 20(33.3%) of respondents were having favorable attitude and remaining 5(8.3%) were having positive attitude. The correlation between knowledge and attitude scores is found not significant at p<0.05 levels.
Conclusion:There is a need for the education for the pre adolescents students for the prevention of complications related to puberty attainment like anemia, menstrual hygiene etc.
Background: Polycystic ovarian disease is a heterogeneous, multisystem endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age with the ovarian expression of various metabolic disturbances and a wide spectrum of clinical features such as obesity, menstrual abnormalities and hyperandrogenism. Methodology: A quantitative approach with pre experimental one group pretest post-test design was adopted for the study. The samples from the selected PUC and degree colleges from Kalaburgi were selected using convenient sampling technique. The sample consisted of 50 adolescent girls. The tools used for data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire.
Results:The study result reveal that, Pretest knowledge scores ranged from 6-20 as against possible range of 0-30. The mean pretest knowledge score is 12.04 with standard deviation ±3.29 and the median score is 12. The posttest knowledge scores ranged from 16-30 as against possible range of 0-30. The mean of posttest knowledge scores is 23.52 with standard deviation ±3.64 and median of 24 in group. The mean difference between the pretest and posttest knowledge mean scores is 11.48. This indicates an increase in knowledge scores after undergoing self-learning material. To find significance of the gain in knowledge paired 't' test value was computed and the obtained value of' t' (49) = 27.12 is found to be significant at 0.05 level of significance.
Conclusion:Health care professionals should give importance of health education on various reproductive health problems in school health programme and take interest to promotion of health among adolescent population. This study gave the evidence that, through self-learning material, knowledge of adolescent girls regarding health-related behaviour can be improved.
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