Impact of health education on knowledge and practices about menstruation among adolescent school girls of Kalamboli Navi-Mumbai.

Abstract

This study was undertaken to assess the impact of health education on knowledge regarding menstruation and sources of information misconceptions restrictions status of menstrual hygiene and practices amongst adolescent school girls. A community-based interventional study was conducted among 217 adolescents of Kalamboli Navi- Mumbai Maharashtra India. A pre-tested questionnaire was administered and later health education regarding menstruation and healthy menstrual practices was imparted to the girls. Post-test was done after 3 months to assess the impact of health education. In the pre-test menstrual perceptions amongst them were found to be poor and practices incorrect while in the post-test there was a significant difference in the level of knowledge (P 0.05). In the pre-test it was observed that 51.28 per cent of the girls washed their cloths only with water 4.27 per cent of them sundried their cloths and 51.28 per cent of them burnt these for final disposal while in the post-test preceding health education significant improvements were observed in their practices.