Volume No : Volume: 02 Issue : 8 Year : 2014 Page No: 359-364
Authors : Nilima Bhore and Vijaya R. Kumbhar
Abstract :
An adolescent undergoes an important physical and sexual change and faces several psychological pressures associated with growth and maturity. Methodology: The investigator used the non probability-sampling method by using convenient and quota sampling technique. The participants were the 180 adolescent girls of 13 to 15 years of age from selected schools of Sangli city and determining it statistically. Results: The demographic characteristics of the adolescent girls shows that majority 80 (44.44%) of samples were in the age of 13 years, 123 (68.33%) belonged to nuclear family, 140 (77.77%) are having 3-6 members at home, the majority of samples127 (70.55%), age at menarche was 14 years and mother’s education 94 (52.22%), had completed upto secondary education. As well finding shows highly significant association between knowledge and practice scores with the standards of study among adolescent girls, as well as mother’s education. It was found adolescent girls who are in 9th standard have more knowledge than girls studying in 8th standard. This may be possible because with more experience the girls haven to handle it well. Discussion: The adolescent girls in research show that adolescent girls have average knowledge about menarche and menstrual hygiene in all aspects. This indicates the need for imparting necessary education and information on the anatomy & physiology, interval and duration, meaning and fact related to menarche as well as education to the mother regarding menarche and menstrual hygiene. So that she will contribute to help the adolescent girls to handle the bodily changes during adolescent period in adaptive and participative manner.
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