ABSTRACT:
Introduction: menstruation is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual cycle is characterized by the rise and fall of hormones. Menstrual hygiene materials are those used to catch menstrual flow, such as cloths, sanitary pad, menstrual cup and tampons. Menstrual cup is eco and wallet friendly. Menstrual cup can be used for 12 hours in one day as they stay in longer and they are good for overnight protection. These period cup does not have any chemical or perfumes unlike tampon or sanitary pad. Out of those menstrual cup is a good option among all. Education is an important tool to provide better understanding of a matter. An educational teaching program was conducted among adolescent girls on knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup at selected school of kollam district. Objectives: is to assess the knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup among adolescent girls. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup among adolescent girls. To find out the association between pretest knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup among adolescent girls in a selected socio-demographic variables. Methodology: the conceptual framework selected for the study was based on ludwig von bertalanffy. A quantitative approach with pre- experimental design was adopted for the study. The sample consist of 50 adolescent girls were selected by random sampling technique. Data were collected by structured questionnaire. Data analyzed by frequency and percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation, t value, chi square. Result: shows that among 50 adolescent girls before giving planned teaching 40% (20) of samples had moderate knowledge and 52% (26) of samples had inadequate knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup. In post test 90% (45) samples had adequate knowledge,8% (4) samples had moderate knowledge and 2% (1) samples had inadequate knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup. The mean post test knowledge score is 16.66 of adolescent girls regarding the use of menstrual cup higher than pre test knowledge score 7.68 .so the planned teaching program is very effective. There was significant association between the knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup and the religion (x =18.35). And also significant association between knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cup and type of family x=16.02. Conclusion: the study concluded that planned teaching program was effective in improving the knowledge regarding the use of menstrual cupamong adolescent girls.
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Soumya Pankaj. A Quatitative Study is to evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding the use of Menstrual Cup among Adolescent girls in a selected high school at Kollam District. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;13(2):81-7. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2025.00017
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Soumya Pankaj. A Quatitative Study is to evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding the use of Menstrual Cup among Adolescent girls in a selected high school at Kollam District. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;13(2):81-7. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2025.00017 Available on: https://ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-13-2-5
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