A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video -Assisted Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Hygiene and Misconception Related to Menstrual Cycle, among School Going Girls in Vishnu Bhagwan Public School Prayagraj (U.P)

Dr. Santhosh S.U.; Baby Jaiswal; Pragati Singh; Saniya Bano; Harsh Singh

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video -Assisted Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Hygiene and Misconception Related to Menstrual Cycle, among School Going Girls in Vishnu Bhagwan Public School Prayagraj (U.P)

Author(s)	Dr. Santhosh S.U., Baby Jaiswal, Pragati Singh, Saniya Bano, Harsh Singh
Country	India
Abstract	INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a crucial developmental stage marked by rapid physical, psychological, and emotional changes. Among these, the onset of menstruation is one of the most significant milestones in a girl’s life. Menstruation is a natural biological process, often creates anxiety, fear, and confusion among adolescent girls due to inadequate knowledge and deeply rooted cultural taboos , menstruation continues to be perceived as impure, leading to numerous misconceptions and unhealthy practices related to menstrual hygiene. Lack of proper knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene can result in adverse health outcomes such as reproductive tract infections, urinary tract infections, and poor school attendance. Poor menstrual hygiene is also closely associated with low self-confidence and emotional stress among adolescent girls. Therefore, empowering school-going girls with accurate and scientific knowledge related to menstruation plays a vital role in improving both their health and educational outcomes OBJECTIVES: To assess the pre test & post test knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene and misconception related to Menstrual Cycle , To administer Video assisted teaching program on knowledge regarding Menstrual hygiene and Misconception related to Menstrual Cycle, To compare pre test and post test level of knowledge regarding Menstrual hygiene and Misconception related to Menstrual Cycle , To find of the association between pre-test and post test knowledge regarding Menstrual hygiene and Misconception related to Menstrual Cycle with their selected socio-demographic variables METHODS : A pre-experimental study with one group pre-test and post-test design was conducted in Vishnu Bhagwan Public School Jhalwa Prayagraj. A total 60 school going girls students were selected using non convenient purposive sampling technique. A structure questionnaire and checklist was used to assess the knowledge before and after the intervention regarding Menstrual hygiene and Misconception. A video assisted teaching program focuses on causes, sanitation, disposal of sanitary napkin, personal hygiene and misconception regarding menstrual cycle. RESULT: The results of the study reveal that The pre-test results showed that most participants had inadequate menstrual hygiene (42), with fewer having adequate (13) and very few excellent (5), while post-test findings revealed a marked improvement with inadequate cases dropping to 1, adequate to 7, and excellent rising to 52; similarly, misconceptions were initially high with 53 inadequate, 6 adequate, and 1 excellent, but post-test results showed a significant reduction with inadequate decreasing to 4, adequate increasing to 24, and excellent rising to 32. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study conclude that video assisting teaching programme is effective in increasing the knowledge among school going girls regarding menstrual hygiene and misconception. Hence much need to be done in the selected school in this programme. It also emphasis on the need of increasing awareness among school going girls through video assisting teaching programme.
Keywords	Menstrual hygiene and menstrual misconception, video assisting teaching, programme, effectiveness
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-06-25

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