ABSTRACT:
Background of study: Vaginitis is a common infection among adolescent and young adult women, characterized clinically by pruritus, irritation and burning sensations, and vaginal discharge. Approximately three-fourths of adolescent girls' experience vaginitis during their lifetime; many of them have experienced their first Vaginitis is a common infection among adolescent girls, characterized clinically by pruritus during adolescence. There are different etiologic causes of vaginitis, but the most common causes in adolescents are yeast, bacterial vaginosis (BV), and trichomonas, especially in the presence of a higher rate of sexual activity in this population. The interplay of the vaginal pH, the thickness of the vaginal mucosal layer, and the constituency of the microbiome that inhibits the vaginal wall impact the susceptibility of adolescents to vaginitis. Adolescents with disabilities and pregnant adolescents are at a higher risk for vaginal infection. Each may cause distressing vaginal symptomatology and the latter two may cause upper genital tract complications. These infections may also contribute to the transmission and acquisition of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge regarding vaginitis and its prevention among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools, Satna. To evaluate the effectiveness of the structured teaching program on knowledge regarding vaginitis and its prevention among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools, Satna and to find out the association between the pretest level of knowledge regarding vaginitis and its prevention among adolescent girls with their selected socio demographic variables. Methodology: Quantitative research approach used for the study and one group pretest post-test was selected as research design. The 40 adolescent girls from higher secondary school, Satna (M.P.). were selected as sample for the study. The pre-test was conducted by using structed knowledge questionnaire regarding vaginitis and its prevention and the same day was planned for the teaching programme. After 7-day, post test was conducted by using the same structed knowledge questionnaire for the same group of adolescent girls to sasses the effectiveness of structured teaching programme. The study participant was selected by simple random sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of vaginitis and its prevention. Results: The mean in the post test is 22.8 whereas the mean in the pretest is 11.5. The variation in posttest when compared to pretest. SD in the post test is 1.4 and in pretest is 1.8. the mean improvement is 11.3. The posttest knowledge score was more than the pretest knowledge score, and. The calculate t-value is 37.3 which are significant. The result confirms that the STP significantly was effective in improving the knowledge on vaginitis and its prevention among adolescent girls.
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Sharanjit Kaur. A Study to Assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Vaginitis and its prevention among Adolescent Girls in Higher Secondary School, Satna (M.P.). International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;13(1):36-0. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2025.00008
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Sharanjit Kaur. A Study to Assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Vaginitis and its prevention among Adolescent Girls in Higher Secondary School, Satna (M.P.). International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;13(1):36-0. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2025.00008 Available on: https://ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-13-1-8
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