The Effect of an Educational Booklet about Menstruation on Female Nursing Students' Knowledge, Practices and Beliefs.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Menstruation cycle is a normal physiological process that is managed differently according to various social and cultural understandings. Aim of the study: to determine the effect of an educational booklet about menstruation on female nursing students' knowledge, practices and beliefs.A convenient sample of 200 female nursing students who enrolled in the first academic year (2017-2018) at the Technical Institute of Nursing affiliated to the University of Alexandria, and accepted to participate in the study were included in the study. The study was done during the first semester of the third year of the academic year (2017-2018). Tools of data collection: Part (I) students’ Socio demographic data. Part (II): Students’ knowledge about menstruation. Part (III): Students ’practices during menstruation. Part (IV): Students’ beliefs about to menstruation. Results: A highly statistically significant difference was observed between pre & post-test as the students' mean knowledge score was good (7%) in pre-test, compared to almost all of them (99%) in post-test. Menstrual practices among them was found to be poor before the educational session, while in the post-test, there were a significant differences in student’s level of knowledge and practices. There was a highly statistically significant difference between pre & post-test regarding score of beliefs about menstruation. Conclusion:adolescent girls must be educated about menstrual and hygiene practices to improve menstrual hygiene and bring them out of traditional beliefs, misunderstandings and restrictions on menstruation.. Recommendations: Therefore, it is recommended to implement health educational programs about menstrual hygiene to preparatory and secondary school students to improve their menstrual knowledge, believes and practices..
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Hanan Ibrahim, Maysa Sabar Ismail
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