Assessment of the Factors Influencing and Barriers Associated with Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls of selected Urban Schools in view to Develop Information Booklet

2021 ◽  
pp. 441-444
Author(s):  
Namrata B. Khandagale
Keyword(s):  
Urban Schools ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Information Booklet ◽  
Factors Influencing

‘Assessment of the factors influencing and barriers associated with menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of selected urban schools in view to develop information booklet.’ Objectives: 1. To assess the factors influencing Incidence of menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls. 2. To assess the barriers associated with menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. 3.To find association between the study findings and selected demographic variables. Material and Methods: The research approach adopted in this study is Observational research approach. Non- experimental descriptive research design was used. The sample were selected by Non-probability convenient sampling technique sample size was 100. Results: 1. 75% of the adolescent girls understand menstruation as the physiological process, 9% of them consider it as pathological process, 3% of them consider it as a cause for god and 13% of them don't know what menstruation is about. 2. 73% of the adolescent girls avoid visiting public places during menstruation due to lack of toilet facilities in public area, 14% of them avoid visiting public places because they feel shy to use public toilet and 13% of them avoid using public places due to cultural barriers.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Non-Performing Loans in Commercial Banks: The Case of Banks in Selangor

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 246
Author(s):  
Uma Murthy ◽  
Naail Mohammed Kamil ◽  
Paul Anthony Mariadas ◽  
Dilashenyi Devi
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Descriptive Approach

Non-performing loans (NPL) is a worldwide issue that affects financial markets stability in general and banking industry viability in particular. The net non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in the banking system since the Asian financial crisis has gradually been in decline from 13.6% in December 1998 to 2.8% in May 2008. Government intervention to non-performing loan recovery strategies have contributed significantly in the decline. The Malaysian government and banks have succeeded in removing the non-performing loans (NPL) from banks Balance Sheet. This study examines the factors influencing non-performing loans in commercial banks in Selangor. A quantitative research approach is employed in this research following the positivist assumption with a realist ontology and objectivist epistemology. Data was collected using a probabilistic sampling method, particularly a stratified random sampling technique. The adapted survey questionnaire employed in this study and distributed 150 questionnaires and successfully received 130 questionnaires. Overall, the researcher has discussed about the findings of the analysis that was conucted using the SPSS software. Descriptive approach, correlation and multiple regression analysiss had been shown during the analysis. The descriptive approach displayed direct  results while  the correlation displayed the relationship between the dependent variable (non-performing loan) and the independent variables (standard of living, consumer income, economy of the country, bank interest rate). In this research, found three factors that influencing non-performing loan in Malaysia which are consumers’ income, the economy of the country and bank interest rate. The bank will found that the bank interest rate affect the rate of non-performing loan increase. For the future researchers, this research will benefit them as well. If they are doing their researches which are related to this topic, they can gather everything they want easily. Besides that, it will benefit the researcher who is going to do this research study in Malaysia. This is because the information in Malaysia is limited.

Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices for Adolescent Girls among Public Secondary Schools in Kibondo District, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (Issue 3) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Renata Magayane ◽  
Jackson Meremo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene Management ◽  
Hygiene Management

The study aimed at examining menstrual hygiene management practices among adolescent girls in public secondary schools in Kibondo District. The study used the mixed research approach with the convergent parallel design. The study was comprised of the sample size of 99 respondents from four out of 17 schools, including ten parents, 12 female teachers, 68 students, 4 matrons, 4 Heads of schools and 1 District Education Officer. Data collection was done through semi-structured interview, focus group discussion and questionnaire. Qualitative data analysis was done through content analysis while quantitative data were analyzed descriptively with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 and presented in tables through percentages, and frequencies. The study discovered that there are problems in MHM practices among public secondary schools under investigation. There were shortages of menstrual hygiene management practice facilities such as toilets and private areas to change absorbent pads, disposable mechanisms and water. The study recommended that adolescent girls should be provided with sanitary pads and education. There is need to improve MHM facilities such as water, disposable mechanisms and private rooms for changing absorbent materials for effective management of menstrual periods. Menstrual hygiene management topics should be integrated into the syllabi in order to increase awareness on MHM to adolescent girls. Teachers and health workers should closely provide guidance and health talks to adolescent girls, advising them on how to manage their menstrual-related illness effectively for their good performance in school.

Assess level of stress among working and non-working women residing in selected areas in a view to develop an information booklet

2021 ◽  
pp. 373-375
Author(s):  
Satish N. Choure
Keyword(s):  
Stress Level ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Severe Stress ◽  
Information Booklet ◽  
Stress Score ◽  
Moderate Stress

Assess level of stress among working and non-working women residing in selected areas in a view to develop an information booklet. Objectives: 1. To assess level of stress among working women. 2. To assess level of stress among non-working women. 3. To compare the level of stress among working and non-working women. Material and Methods: The research approach adopted in this study is Evaluatory approach. Non-experimental descriptive comparative research design was used. The sample were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique sample size was 120 (60working women and 60 non-working women). Results: 1. 85% of the working women had severe stress (score 18-25) and 15% of them had moderate stress (Score 26-33). 2. 35% of the non-working women had severe stress (score 18-25) and 65% of them had moderate stress (Score 26-33). 3. Average stress score in employed women was 22.5 which was 26.2 in unemployed women. Z-value for this test was 7.8 with 118 degrees of freedom. Corresponding p-value was small (less than 0.05), the null hypothesis is rejected. The stress level among working is significantly more than that in non-working women. Conclusion: The stress level among working is significantly more than that in non-working women.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of information booklet regarding knowledge of menstrual hygiene among higher secondary school girls

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL4) ◽  
pp. 139-142
Author(s):  
KalaBarathi S ◽  
Akshaya R
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Assessment ◽  
Easy Method ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Information Booklet ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The menstrual cycle is the physiological wonder which is remarkable to females that starts with a high school. Feminine cycle is likewise appropriately called menses (or) all the more regularly a time of the month to month stream. The periods of beginning are from 9 to 16 years and end happens roughly like clockwork and keeps going for around five days feminine stream consists of blood, bodily fluid, and tissue particles. This is a cycle of a lady releasing blood and other material from the coating of the uterus at time spans one lunar month from pubescence until the menopause, besides during pregnancy. A quasi experimental design conducted among 50 people regarding knowledge assessment about menstrual hygiene. Convenient sampling technique was used to select samples. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic data and knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene was assessed. Booklet was given to the samples. After an hour, the knowledge was reassessed using the same structured questionnaire. The present study result states that there is a significant increase in the knowledge of the higher secondary school girls regarding menstrual hygiene at p<.05 level. This indicates that booklet teaching is an effective and easy method to improve knowledge among higher secondary school girls regarding menstrual hygiene that helps to improve the practice of menstrual hygiene.

scholarly journals Effect of Peer-Led and Parent-Led Education Interventions on Menstrual Hygiene-Related Knowledge of In-School Adolescent Girls in Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Ugochinyere C.E. ◽  
Catherine O.A.
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Peer Educators ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Education Interventions ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Belief Model

The purposes of the study was to determine the effectiveness of peer-led and parent-led education on menstrual hygiene-related knowledge of in-school adolescent girls in Ogun state, Nigeria, which was conceptualized using the Health Belief Model. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with 120 in-school adolescent girls selected through a multistage sampling technique from four (4) secondary schools within Ogun East. A validated instrument was used for data collection. The findings showed that the adolescent girls' level of menstrual hygiene knowledge had a significant increase after the intervention. The peer-led group better predicted higher knowledge scores (mean diff = 7.13; effect size = 4.34; t = 19.091; p = 0.000). In conclusion, the peer-led education intervention was more effective in improving the level of adolescent girls' menstrual hygiene knowledge in Ogun State. It is recommended that peer educators be recruited for future interventions to change the reproductive health behaviors of adolescent girls nationally.

scholarly journals Menstrual Hygiene Practices among Adolescent School Girls in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Naveed Mansoori ◽  
◽  
Hiba Tanweer ◽  
Imtiaz Ahmed ◽  
Abdullah . ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
School Girls

Objectives: To evaluate menstrual hygiene practices among teenage girls and to compare menstrual hygiene practices among secondary and higher secondary school girls in Pakistan Methodology: A cross-sectional study of adolescent girls (grades 9 to 12) from different secondary and higher secondary schools across Pakistan was conducted between November 2017 and September 2018. A pre-tested and standardized questionnaire was administered using a non-probability sampling technique. The menstrual hygiene practices were evaluated and comparisons were made between secondary and higher secondary school girls about these practices. Data was analysed using SPSS version 22. P-value < 0.05 was set for being statistically significant. Results: Out of a total of 2,000 adolescent girls, an equal number of adolescent girls (n=1,000) were chosen from secondary and higher secondary schools. The mean menarchal age was 12.5 ± 1.2 years. Majority of the participants (63.6%) belonged to public sector schools and (71.3%) responded that menstrual blood comes from the womb. One in five (19.3%) girls missed 2 days/month of school due to pain (54.5%). Two-thirds (68.6%) of the participants were using sanitary pads and one of three changed their pads three times/day, and forty-six percent of the girls were unable to carry out daily activities due to menstrual period. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) association was observed between knowledge of menstruation among secondary and higher secondary school girls. Conclusion: The study showed that menstrual hygiene was understood well among young girls. However, a substantial association was noted between secondary and higher secondary school girls’ hygiene practices.

scholarly journals Menstrual hygiene: knowledge and practice among adolescent girls in orphanage

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3987
Author(s):  
Savita Kumari ◽  
Poonam Sheoran ◽  
Adiba Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Background: In India menstruation is generally considered as unclean. Orphanage girls are vulnerable group in our society. The unfailing support and a constant check of orphan girls during menstruation are usually absent. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls residing in selected orphanages of Haryana.Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted on 150 adolescent girls residing in selected orphanages of Haryana. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the adolescent girls for study. The data was obtained by structured knowledge questionnaire and structured practice questionnaire.Results: SPSS version 20 was used for statistical analysis. The result of the study indicated that more than half of adolescent girls (62.7%) were in age group of 12-15 year. Half  (50.7%) of adolescent girls had age of menarche at 12 year. Only 16% adolescent girls had good knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene. 95.3% were using sanitary pad during menstruation.Conclusions: The present study concluded that adolescent girls had poor knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene.

scholarly journals Assessment of an Educational Intervention on the Perception of Adolescent Girls towards Menstrual Hygiene in Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
Ugochinyere Chinasa Ekeanyanwu
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Ogun State

In low and middle-income countries, menstruation is impeded by several misconceptions, taboos and shrouded in secrecy. This serves as a major challenge to proper Education regarding menstrual hygiene and has blocked the access of adolescent girls to the right kind of information, thereby influencing a negative outcome associated with harmful behaviours. The objective of the study was to investigate the assessment of an educational intervention on the perception of adolescent girls towards menstrual hygiene in Ogun state, Nigeria. The study utilized a quasi-experimental design. One hundred and twenty (120) in-school adolescent girls were selected through a multistage sampling technique from four (4) secondary schools within four (4) local government areas in Ogun State, Nigeria. A validated 23-items questionnaire measured on a 69-point rating scale with a Cronbach Alpha scores 0.79 was used for data collection. The mean ±SD age and age at menarche of adolescent girls was 14.92±1.82; 12.73±1.38. The majority of respondents had low scores of perceptions. The educational intervention had an effective change in the level of perception of adolescent schoolgirls between baseline and the 6th-week follow-up, indicating a mean difference of 26.70 (p<0.01) for the peer-led, 26.54(p<0.01) parent-led, 20.16(p<0.01) parent and peer-led and a decrease in mean in the control group (-0.17; p=0.866). The peer-led educational approach had a better impact on adolescent girls’ perception compared to other educational approaches. Hence, this is an indication that peer-education strategies should be utilized for further interventions and in reaching out to adolescents.

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