Smartphone application in terms of Knowledge, practice and beliefs regarding menstruation among the adolescent girls of selected schools.

Effectiveness of Technology-based Menstrual Health Intervention Package T-MHIP on Knowledge on Menstrual Health, self-reported Hygienic Practices, Menstrual Discomforts and Beliefs among the adolescent girls of Sikkim: Cluster Randomized Control Trial - TMHIP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/02/080797

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-18

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Technology-based Menstrual Health Intervention Package T-MHIP: The duration of the intervention will be 2 hours. The adolescent girls will then be followed up at 1 month, 3 months and 6

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Phase I •Are studying in government schools from urban and rural areas of Gangtok district, Sikkim •have attained menarche and had at least two consecutive menstrual cycles. For mothers: mothers of adolescent girls having poor belief regarding menstruation Phase II 1.with either low Knowledge, poor self-reported Hygienic Practices or negative beliefs regarding menstruation 2.availability of smart phones either with adolesnent girls or with mothers 3.accessibility and permission to use mother’s mobile phones

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For Phase I: Adolescent who are not willing to participate in the study and who do not have parental consent does not stay with parents •are not available during the data collection period For phase II The study will exclude all adolescent girls 1. mothers and adolescent girls when not available during the data collection 2. who do not have smart phones

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
improvement in knowledge, self-reported hygienic practices, decreased menstrual discomforts and positive beliefs regarding menstruationTimepoint: 1 month, 3 months and at 6 months of intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
utilizing menstrual app with ease and comfortTimepoint: Ongoing follow-up at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Binu Margaret

Manipal College of Nursing

baby.s@manipal.edu9632217067

Outcome results