• Mrs. Kala Kishore
• Dr. S. Rajina Rani

Background: Menstrual period is a natural phenomenon that occurs throughout the reproductive years of every woman. Menstrual Hygiene is a vital aspect of health education for adolescent girls. Menstruation is a normal physiological process .In this period, woman require special care especially regarding medical and psychological attention to perform the important tasks. Methods: 30 adolescent girls between 13-15 yrs of age group from Thoothoor village, Kanniyakumari district were selected as samples. Knowledge questionnaire was given to the samples, convenient sampling technique was used to select samples and the research design is one group pretest and post test experimental design. Results: Pretest level of knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls shows the mean value 7.53 and standard deviation 2.17. After the structured teaching program the post test level of knowledge shows the mean 16.83 standard deviation 2.16. When comparing the pretest and post test level of knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene, Post test level of knowledge was higher than the pretest level of knowledge. Conclusion: The null hypothesis HO1, there is no significant difference between pretest and post test level of knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls was rejected. Thus the structured teaching program was an effective tool to increase the Knowledge of Menstrual hygiene among Adolescence girls in Thoothoor village of Kanniyakumari District.

A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS

"A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.1202-1206, February-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802247.pdf

"A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no. pp1202-1206, February-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802247.pdf