A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HOME MANAGEMENT OF DYSMENORRHEA AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF NEMCARE INSTITUTE OF NURSING SCIENCES, MIRZA, KAMRUP(R), ASSAM.
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Background of the study: Dysmenorrhea means painful menstruation. most of the adolescent girls and women suffers
from dysmenorrhea every month. Treatment of dysmenorrhea includes analgesics and few home remedial measure to
alleviate the pain. Measures under home remedies includes hot pad application, herbal tea, massage therapy with aromatic oils etc. Adequate
knowledge &awareness regarding home management plays a crucial role in reducing menstrual cramps during periods. To assess the level Aim:
of knowledge and association of knowledge regarding home management of dysmenorrhea with their demographic variables among the nursing
students. Quantitative research approach, Descriptive Research Design was adopted in this study, th Methods: e samples were collected by using
total enumerative sampling technique from 239 nursing students. Majority, 183(77%) have moderately Results: adequate knowledge followed
by 44(18%) adequate and 12(5%) inadequate knowledge regarding home management of dysmenorrhea. The Conclusion: study shows that
majority of the students have moderately adequate knowledge regarding home management of dysmenorrhea and there is no signicant
association between knowledge and their demographic variables except there dietary pattern and source of information.