“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG STUDENTS AT AL SHIFA COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCE, PERINTHALMANNA”

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“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG STUDENTS AT AL SHIFA COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCE, PERINTHALMANNA” ABSTRACT The present study was aimed to assess the Knowledge of students regarding menstrual hygiene among students at Al shifa college of Paramedical science, Perinthalmanna Kerala. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge and the association between knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among students at Al shifa college of paramedical science with selected demographic variables. A descriptive research design was used to study 60 students from Al shifa college of Paramedical science, selected by Stratified sampling Technique. The data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire on knowledge regarding menstrual cycle. The data collected was analyzed to achieve the objectives of the study and to test the research hypotheses. The results revealed that most of the subjects had Good knowledge (33.33%) whereas only (16.6%) had average knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene. The range, mean, median and standard deviation of knowledge questionnaire were 25, 21, 22 and  3.42 respectively. Results showed that no significant association was found between age, Residency, Religion and for previous knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene. The calculated χ2 value for age - 2.92 with p value-0.08, Residency-2.22 with p value-0.13, Religion -2.78 with p value 0.09 and for previous Knowledge -0.17 with p value- 0.68 at 0.05 level of significance. The present study helped to identify the knowledge of paramedical students on Menstrual Hygiene. Repeated training to the students will help to improve the knowledge and thereby prevent the further complications. TITLE OF THE STUDY A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG STUDENTS AT AL SHIFA COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCE, PERINTHALMANNA INTRODUCTION Hygiene is very important not only adolescent girls, it isimportant for all as it will give fresh look and remove microorganism and dirty from our body. During menstruation, hygienic practices very important, because it has considerable impact on good health of adolescent girls. Most of the women face the infection related issues, if they fail to maintain menstrual hygiene. The interplay of socio - economic status, and menstrual hygiene practices are noticeable. Today millions of women are sufferers of reproductive tract infection (RTI) and its complications.(Venkata, 2018) NEED FOR THE STUDY A cross sectional study was conducted in 2013 among 50 girls of first year MBBS of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indor to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of menstrual hygiene. . A Self developed, pre-validated questionnaire was used.the result that in 35.22% (n=62) of students, menstrual habits were inculcated by their mothers. 152 girls (86.36%) were using sanitary napkins as absorbent material during their menstrual cycle. 42% (73 girls) were doing vaginal wash daily. The study concluded that the girls should be educated about the significance of menstruation and development of secondary sexual characteristics, selection of a sanitary menstrual absorbent and its proper disposal A study conducted on “Menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls” by Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra. the results shows that among the 100 adolescent girls about 76% had no knowledge of menses before menarche and about 60% girls used sanitary pad and the rest used cloth pieces. About 22% used water and no soap for hand washing. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.Assess the knowledge regarding Menstrual hygiene among students at Al shifa college of paramedical science 2. Find out the association between knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among students at Al shifa college of paramedical science with selected demographic variables. HYPOTHESES There will be a significant association between knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among Medical students with selected demographic variables at 0.05 level of significance SETTING OF THE STUDY The study conducted at Al Shifa College of paramedical sciences POPULATION Para medical students with age group 17-20 years. SAMPLE Para medical students studying in BSC MLT SAMPLING TECHNIQUE Stratified sampling Technique CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLES Inclusion Criteria Para medical students with in the age group 17-20 years. Para medical students who are willing to attend the study. Exclusion Criteria Para medical students who are not available on the day of study. DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS The tools used for the study were, Section A: Demographic Proforma. Section B: A structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the Knowledge of students regarding Menstrual Hygiene DATA COLLECTION PROCESS After getting permission from ethical committee , researcher taken consent from the subjects and collected data from the participants by using the tool. RESULTS Section A: Description of the Demographic Variable Table 1: Frequency and Percentage Distribution of students on Demographic Variables N=60 Sl. No. Demographic Variables Frequency (f) Percentage (%) 1. Age (years) a.17 Years b.18 Years c.19 Years d.20 Years 19 23 13 5 31.6 38.3 21.6 8.3 2. Residency a.Urban b.Rural c.Semi Urban 27 23 10 45 38.3 16.6 3. Religion a.Hindu b.Muslim c.Christian 23 22 15 38.3 36.6 25 4. Have you had any previous knowledge regarding Menstrual hygiene a.Yes b.No 33 27 55 45 All the subjects (38.3%) were in the age group of 18 years. Majority of subjects (45%) from urban area Most of the subjects(38.3%) belongs to Hindu Religion Majority of subjects (55%) had previous knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene Section B: Knowledge of students regarding Menstrual Hygiene Table 2: Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Knowledge Scores of students regarding Menstrual Hygiene Level of Knowledge Range of score Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Good 40-60 33 55 Average 20-40 24 40 Poor 0-20 3 5 Figure 1: Bar Diagram showing the Percentage Distribution of students according to their Knowledge Scores Data presented in the Table 2 and Figure 1 shows that, most (40%) of students had average knowledge, 55% of students had good knowledge whereas lowest percentage (5%) of them had poor knowledge Table 3: Range, Mean, Median, Standard Deviation and Mean Percentage of Knowledge Score of students Range Mean Median SD 25 21 22 3.42 Data in the Table 3 shows that the range of score is 25. The data also depicts that the mean and median of knowledge score are 21and 22 Section C: Association of Knowledge Scores with selected Demographic Variables Table 4: Chi-Square Test Showing Association of Level of Knowledge Scores with Selected Demographic Variables Sl. No. Demographic Variables χ 2 Inference 1. Age (in years) 2.92 Not significant 2. Residency 2.22 Not significant 3. Religion 2.78 Not significant 4. Previous Knowledge 0.17 Not significant The data in the Table 4 shows that, no significant association was found in age, Residency, Religion and Previous Knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene. Hence the research hypothesis was accepted at 0.05 level of significance. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1.Adamopoulos S, Parissis J, Kroupis C, Georgiadis M, Karatzas D, Karavolias G, et al.. 2001. Physical training reduces peripheral markers of inflammation in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur. 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