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.

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 signicant association between knowledge and their demographic variables except there dietary pattern and source of information.