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Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of adolescence girls on menstrual hygiene. To find the association between knowledge score, attitude score, practice score and selected variables. In addition, to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on adolescence's knowledge, attitudes and practices.

Materials and method: An intervention study done among 60 adolescence girls by using instrument demographic performa, knowledge questionnaire, attitude questionnaire and practice questionnaire.

Results: Majority of sample 51.7% are in age group 15year, majority 78.5% are Hindu, 41.7% girls got the information about menstruation from their mother and 50% of their menarche was in 13 years. In the pre test 18.33% girls had good knowledge about menstrual hygiene, 60.0% had fair knowledge and 21.67% of them had poor knowledge on menstrual hygiene. After the health education on menstrual hygiene 43.33% had good knowledge on menstrual hygiene, 48.33% had fair knowledge and 8.34% of them had poor knowledge on the topic. In pre test majority 96.67% of the total girls had favorable attitude towards the menstrual hygiene and 3.33% had negative attitude about menstrual hygiene and in the post test after the health education 100% of them had favorable attitude on menstrual hygiene. Among the sample size majority 86.7% of them dry their used clothes in the sun during their menstruation but in the post test of the same sample majority 96.66% of them dry their used cloths sin the sun during their menstruation, all of them use soap and water to wash their used clothes during their menstruation.

Conclusion: In the pre test 18.33% girls had good knowledge about menstrual hygiene, 60.0% had fair knowledge and 21.67% of them had poor knowledge on menstrual hygiene but in post test 43.33% had good knowledge on menstrual hygiene, 48.33% had fair knowledge and 8.34% of them had poor knowledge on the topic.

Keywords

Adolescent, Menstruation, Attitude, Practices

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A Correlational Study on Depressive Symptoms and Social Support among Widows in a Selected Women's Organization of Pokhara, Nepal

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Authors

Shrestha Sandhya ¹, Jose Tessy Treesa ², Nayak Asha ²

Affiliations
1 Manipal College of Medical Sciences (Nursing Program)Pokhara, Nepal, IN
2 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, IN

Source

International Journal of Nursing Education, Vol 4, No 1 (2012), Pagination: 77-78

Abstract

Context Periodic identification of depressive symptoms and social support of widows in developing countries is an established need as widowhood makes them vulnerable to disabling depression. Aims It was intended to assess the depressive symptoms, Social Support among widows at Pokhara, Nepal. Settings and Design correlational Survey study in "Women for human rights, single women group", organization and Indian Pension Camp Pokhara, Nepal. Materials and Methods 230 widows were evaluated for depressive symptoms and perceived social support using the Beck depression Inventory and Multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Statistical analysis Chi-square for association, Pearson for relationship. Results Finding shows that most of the participant 148(64) % were between the age group of 49-64 years. With regard to education, 132 ie57.4% were illiterate, Majority (89%) of subjects lived with their husbands for more than 11 years and 44.8% of subjects; duration after husbands' death was 11 years.177 (77%) had depressive symptoms i.e.67 (30%) had severe depressive symptoms, 47 (20%) had moderate depressive and 63(27%) had Mild depressive symptoms.86% There was no association between depressive symptoms and selected variables except duration after marriage. Depressive symptoms has negative correlation between social support (p=0.001). Conclusions Widows were having severe depressive symptoms.

Keywords

Widows, Depressive Symptoms, Social Support.

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