Survey study in menstrual hygiene in high school girls

Completed

• Conditions: School going girls, aged between 13 to 16 years in and around the schools of BelagaviAttained menarche.

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/08/015225
• Lead Sponsor: KAHERs Shri B M K Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya

Brief Summary

**SUMMARY**

Thepresent study entitled “Effectiveness of a Structured Education Program onMenstrual Hygiene, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among High School Girls ofUrban and Rural areas of Belagaviâ€

**1. Introduction**

It includesbrief views of concepts of Rajaswalaparicharya, menstrual hygiene, menstrualdisorders and the need for the study

**2.  Review of literature**

The literaryreview includes Historical review, Anatomy of external genital organs,conceptual review of Rajaswalaparicharya, menstruation, menstrual cycle,menstrual hygiene, and menstrual hygiene management

Historicalreview- Explains about Artava and its various historical aspects of andreferences of Rajaswalaparicharya and menstrual hygiene evolution.

Anatomy ofexternal genital organs- Explanation about both Ayurvedic and modern view ofexternal genital organs.

Conceptualreview- the conceptual review includes brief explanations about menstrualhygiene.

Review of Rajaswalaparicharya-it contains explanation about Rajaswalaparicharya mentioned in classics.

Menstruation-deals with explanation about menstruation and physiology of menstrualcycle.

Menstrualhygiene- various aspects of menstrual hygiene, menstrual hygiene    management and menstrual hygiene day wereexplained.

**3. Methodology**- The third part comprises ofmethodology of the present study which was carried out on 600 subjects ofadolescent age group. This covers of materials and method, study design, inclusioncriteria, exclusion criteria and consort chart.

**4. Observationand results** – observationdeals with the tabular representation, which are documented both in number andpercentages. The study results were accessed with appropriate statistical methodsand represented with graphs and chart.

**5. Discussion**

This part dealswith discussion on literary part, observation and results.

**6. Conclusion**

Conclusion dealswith the conclusions drawn on observations made in the study and the results.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-02-10
• Study Completion: 2019-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

School going girls, aged between 13 to 16 years attained menarche in and around the schools of Belagavi.

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitive impairment, Congenital deformities Not willing to participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge attitude and practice about menstrual hygiene in school going children will be known and	0th, 45th, 90th day
Effectiveness of education program on menstrual hygiene	0th, 45th, 90th day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Not Applicable	Not Applicable

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Government and Private High school; 🇮🇳 Belgaum, KARNATAKA, India

Government and Private High school

🇮🇳Belgaum, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Pooja Mahajan

Principal investigator

9980740912

93m.poo@gmail.com