A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Among the Adolescent Girls in Kanpur

Year : 2025 | Volume : 03 | Issue : 02 | Page : 7 12
    By

    Divya Dwivedi,

  • Shahin,

  • Samreen Sheikh,

  • Shruti Katiyar,

  • Pranjali Singh,

  • Shivani Tiwari,

  • Aditya Singh,

  1. H.O.D, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing, Chandni College of Nursing, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. Researcher, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing, Chandni College of Nursing, Uttar Pradesh, India
  3. Researcher, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing, Chandni College of Nursing, Uttar Pradesh, India
  4. Researcher, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing, Chandni College of Nursing, Uttar Pradesh, India
  5. Researcher, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing, Chandni College of Nursing, Uttar Pradesh, India
  6. Researcher, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing, Chandni College of Nursing, Uttar Pradesh, India
  7. Researcher, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing, Chandni College of Nursing, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Background: Adolescent girls are less aware or unaware about menstrual hygiene and diseases occurring from unhygienic menstrual practice. Therefore, the present study aims to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching program in improving menstrual hygiene knowledge. Method: The study utilized a quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest design, with 40 adolescent girls chosen as participants using a simple random sampling method. Result: The mean pretest knowledge score was 1.90, while the mean posttest knowledge score showed that all 40 (100%) adolescent girls had adequate knowledge after the intervention. The paired t-test yielded a value of 14.022, which is greater than the table value of 2.02 at 39 degrees of freedom, indicating a statistically significant improvement at the 0.05 level. These results suggest that the structured teaching program successfully improved adolescent girls’ knowledge of menstrual hygiene. The study also found a significant relationship between knowledge levels and specific demographic factors, including the duration of menstrual bleeding. Conclusion: Study concluded that the knowledge of adolescent girls was adequate about menstrual hygiene.

Keywords: Adolescent girls, menstrual hygiene, structured teaching program, knowledge improvement, quasi-experimental study

[This article belongs to International Journal of Midwifery Nursing And Practices ]

How to cite this article:
Divya Dwivedi, Shahin, Samreen Sheikh, Shruti Katiyar, Pranjali Singh, Shivani Tiwari, Aditya Singh. A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Among the Adolescent Girls in Kanpur. International Journal of Midwifery Nursing And Practices. 2025; 03(02):7-12.
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Divya Dwivedi, Shahin, Samreen Sheikh, Shruti Katiyar, Pranjali Singh, Shivani Tiwari, Aditya Singh. A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Among the Adolescent Girls in Kanpur. International Journal of Midwifery Nursing And Practices. 2025; 03(02):7-12. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ijmnp/article=2025/view=235109


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 03
Issue 02
Received 05/09/2025
Accepted 03/10/2025
Published 14/10/2025
Publication Time 39 Days
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