Role of Health Literacy on Menstrual Hygiene Practice among the Girl Students

Khanal, Shanti Prasad

doi:10.3126/jhp.v7i0.25518

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“…A study conducted among college female students supports that higher proportions of the adequate health-literate females have appropriate MH practices than inadequate health-literate respondents (Khanal, 2019).…”

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Association Between Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Exposure to Risk of RH Problems among the Female Students of College Level in Surkhet

Khanal,

Devkota

2021

Educ. & Dev.

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The goal of this cross-sectional study, carried out in two constituent campuses of Surkhet, was to explore an association between menstrual hygiene practice and exposure to RH risk among female students. Stratified sampling was applied to recruiting 282 female students for this study. For data collection, a self-administrative questionnaire was conducted. The majority of the respondents in this study were between the ages of 19 and 24, the upper-caste Hindus, married and unemployed. The study found that the average age of the menarche among rural and urban female students of the selected campuses was 13.73 years. It was found that many girls in rural campuses faced restrictions during menstruation. Disposable sanitary pads were commonly utilized by them. Reproductive health problems were more common among the female students in the urban campuses, including genital itching, urinary tract infections, and menstrual problems. The computed relative risk of restricting the practice, bathing once a day, and utilizing a sanitary disposal pad was less than 1, indicating that using a sanitary disposal pad minimizes the likelihood of RH problems. The results of the study indicated that those who change absorbents as needed and use homemade pads may have experienced RH problems. Deriving on the results of this study, it is suggested that research and advocacy regarding this issue be raised at campuses.

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Association Between Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Exposure to Risk of RH Problems among the Female Students of College Level in Surkhet

Khanal,

Devkota

2021

Educ. & Dev.

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“…Furthermore, the study suggests that the limited understanding of certain health concepts may be attributed to the state and scope of health education in Nepal, neglecting practical and critical aspects that link to everyday activities. The participants’ flawed understanding of concepts introduced in health education courses may result in incomplete interpretations [ 33 ]. The findings of the study conducted by Domanska et al (2018) support the conclusion that adolescents lacked familiarity with certain terms in the questionnaire and required additional practical experience in healthcare interaction and disease prevention tasks [ 29 ].…”

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Adolescents’ understanding of the Nepalese version of HLS-CHILD-Q15: qualitative pre-testing in ninth-graders

Khanal,

Budhathoki,

Devkota

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Introduction Research on health literacy is still at an early stage, lacking a dedicated measurement instrument for assessing children’s and adolescents’ health literacy. Such tools are necessary to generate the evidence required for informed intervention development. This study translated the validated German HLS-Child-Q15 into the Nepalese context, creating the HLS-Child-Q22-NEP. Methods The research team initially created the HLS-Child-Q22-NEP using an additional item pool. We conducted thirteen one-on-one cognitive interviews with adolescent students from community schools in three districts of Nepal during the pre-test. We employed verbal probing techniques and deductively analysed the interviews based on Tourneau’s model, uncovering four main themes: (1) comprehension (with the two sub-categories: a) item comprehension and b) word comprehension); (2) retrieval; (3) judgement; and (4) response. Results Overall, participants responded positively to the HLS-Child-Q22-NEP. However, this study revealed comprehension challenges such as unfamiliarity, misunderstandings, and translation issues. Additionally, the study identified retrieval challenges and poor judgement, indicating limitations in the assessment. Participants experienced varying levels of difficulty with some items, emphasising the need for revised instructions. Subsequent revisions, guided by pretest insights, led to the development of the HLS-Child-Q24-NEP. Conclusion The development of the HLS-Child-Q22-NEP is a significant step in addressing Nepali adolescents’ lack of health literacy measurement. Despite its generally positive reception, this study encountered challenges in comprehending the scale, prompting enhancements, and developing the HLS-Child-Q24-NEP. Further research, both qualitative and quantitative, is necessary to evaluate the validity and reliability of the modified items.

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“…According to the findings, health literacy had no significant impact on the respondents' smoking behavior. A study showed that adequate health literate respondents are more likely to engage in healthy behavior than inadequate health literate respondents (Khanal, 2019).…”

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Role of Health Literacy on Health Behaviour Change among the College Girl Students

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Health literacy refers to a person's knowledge and abilities to make sound health decisions in everyday life. The overall goal of this study was to discover the influence of health literacy on the health behaviour of college girls, using proportionate stratified sampling, 178 (55.27% females studying health and physical education (HPE) at Surkhet Campus, and HA/Staff Nurse at SEDA Campus, Surkhet were chosen. Researchers used a cross-sectional design for this study. The Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) was used to assess health literacy, while the Self-Administered Questionnaire was used to assess health behaviour. As per the survey findings, 53.93% of respondents had appropriate health literacy. Health literacy plays a key role in physical activity and its duration. Furthermore, study revealed that health literacy has no role on campus girls' smoking, using alcohol, and health check-up behaviour. Finally, the research suggested that health literacy is required to include in higher education programmes.

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Role of Health Literacy on Menstrual Hygiene Practice among the Girl Students

Cited by 5 publications

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Association Between Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Exposure to Risk of RH Problems among the Female Students of College Level in Surkhet

Association Between Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Exposure to Risk of RH Problems among the Female Students of College Level in Surkhet

Adolescents’ understanding of the Nepalese version of HLS-CHILD-Q15: qualitative pre-testing in ninth-graders

Role of Health Literacy on Health Behaviour Change among the College Girl Students

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