• Mr. Nagaraj Sunagar
• MISS.JASMIN JOSEPH

ABSTRACT Background of the Study: Adolescent stage is very important in the life of a girl, because in this stage physical, sexual and psychological maturity take place. The major landmark of puberty for females is menarche, the onset of menstruation, which occurs on an average between ages 12 and 13. The age of menarche is influenced by heredity, but in girls diet and lifestyle contribute as well. The timing of puberty can have important psychological and social consequences. There can be emotional and physical discomfort and associated problems with puberty. The start of menstruation is usually a mixture of excitement and anxiety. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a symptom complex recognised primarily by cyclical changes associated with ovulatory cycles. It occurs 7 – 14 days prior to menstruation and spontaneously resolves after menstruation. Premenstrual syndrome is a common cause of sickness absenteeism from schools and interferes with the daily routine activities of adolescent girls. It is a common adolescent health problem with high prevalence and suffering, leading to loss of academic achievements. Hence the investigator felt the need to assess the “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AND ITS MANAGEMENT AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS STUDYING IN A SELECTED ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL AT BAGALKOT.” The Objectives of the Study: 1. To assess the existing knowledge of adolescent girls regarding premenstrual syndrome and its management. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding premenstrual syndrome and its management among adolescent girls. 3. To find out the association between the post-test knowledge scores of adolescent girls regarding premenstrual syndrome and its management with selected socio demographic variables. Methods: An evaluative approach with pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was used for the study to accomplish the objectives. The researcher himself developed a STP and structured questionnaire on disease aspect of premenstrual syndrome and its management. Reliability of the tool (r=0.9032) was tested by split-half technique. A sample of 50 adolescent girls was selected by proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The data collected before and after the administration of STP were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Assessment of pre test knowledge of the adolescent girls reveals that majority (66%) of the adolescent girls had poor knowledge on premenstrual syndrome and its management. The total pre-test mean percentage of knowledge score was 33.04 percent with mean and SD 7.6±2.04 where as post-test mean percentage of knowledge score was 82.09 percent with mean percent with mean and SD 18.88±1.34. Significance of difference between the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores was statistically tested using paired ‘t’ test and it was found to be statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance [t=33.91, p<0.05]. The association between post-test knowledge scores of the adolescent girls and selected socio-demographic variables was tested statistically using chi-square test. There is significant association between post-test knowledge scores of the adolescent girls and socio demographic variables such as mothers educational status [x2=8.33,P,0.05] and year of study [x2=4.22,P<0.05]. There is no significant association between post-test knowledge scores of the adolescent girls and socio demographic variables such as age, religion, type of family, father’s occupation, mothers’ occupation monthly income of family, age of attained menarche and source of health information. Thus H2 stated is accepted for demographic variables such as mothers’ educational status and year of study and rejected for their other variables. Interpretation and Conclusion: The overall findings of the study revealed that there was highly significant increase in the knowledge of adolescent girls on premenstrual syndrome and its management after the administration of STP. Hence it is concluded that the STP was highly effective in improving the knowledge of adolescent girls.

Structured teaching programme; Knowledge; Premenstrual syndrome; Management; Adolescent girls;

"“A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding premenstrual syndrome and its management among adolescent girls studying in a selected English medium high school at Bagalkot.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.737-747, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908409.pdf

"“A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding premenstrual syndrome and its management among adolescent girls studying in a selected English medium high school at Bagalkot.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp737-747, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908409.pdf