Impact of Educational Intervention on Knowledge and Practices about Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence in Menopausal Women - An Analytical Study

This study is being conducted to know the impact of educational intervention on knowledge and practices about pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence in menopausal women. The study will be conducted in Belagavi city. 

At the beginning of the study, tools used for educational intervention like pamphlets and a video module will be prepared. Then the participants will be recruited as per inclusion and exclusion criteria and will be allocated randomly to control and intervention group. The participants will be asked to fill out the questionnaire pre and post-intervention. The questionnaire included multiple-choice questions about the pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence.

The interventional group will receive the Pamphlet, video module  and explanation using pelvic model. The control group will receive only pamphlets. Each group will obtain one session, for 20 minutes. The educational program will be presented in a clear, simple, concise and focused form. Then, a post-test will be done where the subjects will be asked to again fill the questionnaire to measure the effect of the educational intervention on knowledge and practices about pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. The pre and post-values will be noted on the data collection sheet and these observations will be further presented in tabular form and statistical analysis will be done.