Effectiveness of self instructional module (SIM) regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene on knowledge of adolescent girls in selected school of Rohtak, Haryana

Pages: 1007-1009
Jyoti (KVM Nursing College, Rohtak, Haryana)

Sample characteristics revealed that majority of the subjects were 13-15 years old (72.5%).In the pre-test 37.5% of the samples had average knowledge and 62.5% had poor knowledge regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene where as in post-test 65% of samples had good knowledge and 35% of the samples had average knowledge regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene. On comparison of the mean post-test knowledge score in all areas were higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score. This shows that self instructional module was effective in increasing the knowledge score among adolescent girls.