The impact of health education intervention on perceptions of menstrual cup among college going female students in peri-urban Bangalore.

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Pub Date : 2024-04-01 eCollection Date: 2024-06-01 DOI:10.1515/ijamh-2023-0185

Ciril James, Diya Mary Binu, Minitta Maria Regy, Farah Naaz Fathima, Avita Rose Johnson, Jilshy Varghese

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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the impact of health educational intervention on perceptions of menstrual cup usage among female students enrolled in a degree college in Bangalore district.

Methods: An interventional study was conducted among female students studying in a degree college in peri-urban Bangalore. Universal sampling was followed and a prior face validated questionnaire was administered to the students after to assess their perceptions, followed by a health education intervention. The subjects were followed up after a period of one month, to assess the impact of health education in changing their perception towards menstrual cups.

Results: Among 83 study participants with mean age 19.5±0.95 years, post intervention we found a 42 % increase in the total awareness score and a 35 % increase in total attitude score towards menstrual cup use. There was an increase by 36.1 % (p<0.001) among participants who considered menstrual cup better than sanitary napkins. A reduction by 27.7 % (p=0.024) of reported fear of pain and discomfort while using menstrual cup was noted.

Conclusions: There was a significant improvement in the overall awareness about how to use a menstrual cup, advantages, and attitude towards the usage of menstrual cups following the health educational intervention. Health education was found to have a positive impact on perceptions of menstrual cup.

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健康教育干预对班加罗尔城郊女大学生月经杯观念的影响。

目的：评估健康教育干预对班加罗尔地区一所学位学院女生使用月经杯的看法的影响：评估健康教育干预对班加罗尔地区一所学位学院女生使用月经杯观念的影响：在班加罗尔近郊一所学位学院的女生中开展了一项干预研究。研究采用了普遍抽样的方法，在对学生的看法进行评估后，事先向她们发放了一份经过面谈验证的调查问卷，随后对她们进行了健康教育干预。一个月后对受试者进行随访，以评估健康教育对改变她们对月经杯看法的影响：在平均年龄为（19.5±0.95）岁的 83 名研究参与者中，我们发现干预后对使用月经杯的认识总分提高了 42%，态度总分提高了 35%。总分提高了 36.1%（p 结论：健康教育干预后，对如何使用月经杯、月经杯的优点和使用态度的总体认识有了明显提高。健康教育对月经杯的认知有积极影响。

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International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (IJAMH) provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of new information in the field of adolescence. IJAMH is a peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of adolescence. Manuscripts will be reviewed from disciplines all over the world. The International Editorial Board is dedicated to producing a high quality scientific journal of interest to researchers and practitioners from many disciplines. Topics Medicine and Clinical Medicine Health issues Adolescents Hygiene and Environmental Medicine.