Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices of Menstrual Hygiene Among School Going Adolescent Girls
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/066168
- Lead Sponsor
- Central Council for Research in Aurvedic Sciences CCRAS
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Female students from 12 to 17 years studying in various schools of Kumbalagodu town
Exclusion Criteria
Girls who did not attain menarche
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method improved knowledge and attitudes towards menstruation and better menstrual hygiene practicein adolescent school girls <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1st month- preparing proforma, contacting various schools, processing CTRI registration <br/ ><br>2nd month: registration of the participants and conducting survey followed by awareness talk <br/ ><br>3rd month: post analysis, daa entry, statistical analysis, report preparation and submission of the research report, publication
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The awareness (knowledge) about menarche and their sources of information before its onset <br/ ><br>The prevailing practices for menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls <br/ ><br>The restrictions which were practiced by adolescent schoolgirls during menstruation <br/ ><br>The association of awareness of menstruation before menarche and practices for menstruation hygiene with educational status of respondents and their mothers <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 months