A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding menstrual hygeine among adolescent girls doing secondary education in dharamapuri district
International Journal of Development Research
A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding menstrual hygeine among adolescent girls doing secondary education in dharamapuri district
Received 19th July, 2017; Received in revised form 24th August, 2017; Accepted 07th September, 2017; Published online 10th October, 2017
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The blossoming of adolescence in each generation is as fascinating a sight as the unfolding of spring each year predict able and repetitive. objective to assess the knowledge And Attitude of adolescent girls about menstrual hygiene. To assess relationship between knowledge and attitude. Descriptive survey design used. The study was conducted in government girls higher secondary school.Dharmapuri.100 adolescent girls between the age group 15-20years selected by convenient sampling technique. The data was collected through structured interview schedule. Descriptive and inferential statistics used. The overall mean of knowledge on menstrual hygiene 68.5percent with SD 8.5percent.correlation coefficient (r =+0.205) revealed positive relationship between knowledge and attitude of respondents on menstrual hygiene. There exists a significant association between age and knowledge level of respondents on menstrual hygiene at 5% level.
