A study to assess the knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in a selected senior secondary school at rural area of Jaipur district

Abstract

A non experimental research study was under taken to assess the knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among 60 adolescent girls of a higher secondary school at rural area of Jaipur district in 2017, with a view to prepare an information booklet.

Aim: The study are to assess the knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls, to assess the association between knowledge of adolescent girls with selected demographic variables and to prepare an information booklet on maintenance of menstrual hygiene.

Materials and Methods: The present non experimental descriptive study was under taken to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene. The statistical methods used for analysis of demographic data was frequency and percentage, level of knowledge score was evaluated by mean, association of knowledge with demographic data is done by chi square.

Results: The findings revealed that out of 60 subjects, 7(12%) subjects had poor knowledge, 42(70%) subjects had average knowledge, and 11(18%) subjects had good knowledge. No significant association was noted between age, educational status, religion family type, family monthly income and source of information, P value for the same were (0.1179), (0.113), (0.71), (0.79), (0.202) and (0.09) respectively. However, significant association was noted between age of menarche and knowledge of respondents P value (0.04).

Conclusion: Therefore, it is recommended that the mothers and school teachers should participate actively to improve knowledge of adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene at their level.