• VIDHI GHANSHYAMBHAI PATEL
• MS. PRIYA KHARADI
• MS. JESSIE DYANA

Menstrual Hygiene is vital to the empowerment and well-being of women and girls worldwide. Menstruation is a universal & normal phenomenon during reproductive age of female it is about more than just access to sanitary pads, appropriate toilets – though those are important. It is also about ensuring women and girls live in an environment that values, supports, their ability to manage their menstruation with dignity. Globally, at least 500 million women and girls lack proper access to menstrual hygiene facilities. Although poor knowledge and safe menstrual hygiene practice have such considerable clinical implications for the girls themselves & their future off springs. It has been reported that 40-45% of adolescent school girls have poor knowledge and unsafe practice of their menstrual bleeding. Aim This study aim to evaluate the effect of video assisted teaching program regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary school, at Ahmedabad city, Gujarat. Objectives of the Study 1. To assess the pre-test knowledge level regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary school. 2. To administer video assisted teaching regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools. 3. To assess the post-test knowledge level regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools. 4. To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching on knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools. 5. To find out the association between pre-test knowledge level regarding menstrual hygiene with selected demographic variables among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools. Method A Quantitative research approach with Pre-experimental research design was used with one group pretest posttest design. The investigator used non-probability convenient sampling technique for selecting 60 samples. A structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge of the samples. The reliability of the structured knowledge questionnaire was determined by 'test-retest method' and using 'Karl parson’s correlation co-efficient formula'. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze the data. Result Majority of the samples 42(70%) belong to the age group of 17 - 18 years, half of the samples 30(50%) from the 11th standard, and half of the samples 30(50%) from the 12th standard, half of the samples 30(50%) belongs from the joint family, and half of the samples 30(50%) belongs from the nuclear family. majority of the samples 55 (91.7%) from the Hindu religion.60(100%) had not get any information regarding menstrual hygiene priory. The mean pre-test knowledge score of samples regarding menstrual hygiene was 12.46, whereas mean post-test knowledge score was 23.01 with a mean difference of 33.9 and SD pretest was 2.45 and posttest was 2.35 The calculated 't' value 33.9 was greater than tabulated 't'= 1.96 which was statistically proved at 0.05 level of significance. It revealed that the video assisted Teaching was effective in increasing knowledge among the Samples regarding menstrual hygiene. The association between the pretest score and demographic variables was tested using the chi-square test. There was significant association found between pre-test knowledge score and demographic variables such as Age. Thus it was concluded that there was significant association between pretest knowledge score and the selected demographic variables and also between pretest practice score and the selected demographic variables. Conclusion The analysis and interpretation of data collected from 60 samples, before and after administration of a video assisted Teaching in terms of knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in higher secondary schools at Ahmedabad city. The mean post-test knowledge score was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score. Hence, it was proved that the video assisted Teaching was effective in increasing knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools at Ahmedabad city.

Video assisted teaching, effect, knowledge, menstrual hygiene, adolescent girls, and higher secondary schools.

"A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF VIDEO ASSISSITED TEACHING ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT AHMADABAD CITY,GUJARAT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.a521-a532, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208066.pdf

"A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF VIDEO ASSISSITED TEACHING ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT AHMADABAD CITY,GUJARAT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppa521-a532, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208066.pdf