Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Physical Problems of Menstruation among Adolescent Girls

A quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding physical problems of menstruation among adolescent girls at selected government high schools in Chennai. The conceptual framework was developed on the basis of system mode. The study variable was Adolescents Girls with Physical Problems of Menstruation. An experimental research with quantitative approach was used. Research design quasi experimental non equivalent control group design was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The present study was conducted at two different Girls High Schools in Chennai, with a sample size of 100 adolescent girls (50 students in experimental group and 50 students in control group). They were selected through non-probability convenient sampling technique. The investigator used a demographical variable proforma, structured questionnaire for knowledge, rating scale for attitude and checklist for practice on physical problems of menstruation to collect the data. After the Pre test, the structured teaching programme on physical problems of menstruation was administered to the adolescent girls and the post test was done on 7th day. The data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The demographic characteristics revealed that most of the adolescent’s girls were 14 years of age. It was noted that the majority of the adolescent’s girls had 60% inadequate knowledge, 58% had moderate attitude and none of them had high practice in pre test. Whereas in the post test the majority of the adolescent girls gained 76% adequate knowledge, 4% had high attitude and 10% had good practice. It was also noted that there was a significant improvement in the post test mean score of knowledge, attitude and practice which were highly significant at P < 0.000***. This indicates the effectiveness of structured teaching program on physical problems of menstruation