A Descriptive Study on Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Hygiene among the Adolescent Girls in PUC, Dayananda Sagar Institution, Bengaluru
Journal Title: International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1
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A descriptive study on assessment of knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls in PUC, Dayananda Sagar Institution, Bangalore carried out by Ms.Susanti Kath, Ms. Tara Ghale, Ms. Pooja Rai, Ms. Mamta Sharma, Mr. Roshin George, Mr. Gotau Bitrus Yusuf and Ms. Asha in partial fulfillment of the requirement of IV year BSc. Nursing, Dayananda Sagar College Of Nursing, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore.The objectives of the study are to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene among PUC students of Dayananda Sagar Institution, Kumaraswamy layout.A group of 100 adolescent girls were selected for the study in Kumaraswamy layout, Bangalore; a descriptive study approach was used to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls. Review of Literature was done by the investigator which helped in preparation of the data tool collection. A structured interview schedule was developed to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene.Knowledge of the adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene were assured of the confidentially of their responses, validity of the tools was done by the experts in the field of nursing/the data obtained using these tools were analyzed in forms of descriptive statistics. Significant findings of the study are;-72% has adequate knowledge -28% has moderate knowledge And interestingly to note that none of the adolescent girls had inadequate knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene. Jyoti Laxmi Chetty"A Descriptive Study on Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Hygiene among the Adolescent Girls in PUC, Dayananda Sagar Institution, Bengaluru" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-1 , December 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd3552.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/other/3552/a-descriptive-study-on-assessment-of-knowledge-regarding-menstrual-hygiene-among-the-adolescent-girls-in-puc-dayananda-sagar-institution-bengaluru/jyoti-laxmi-chetty
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