A comparative study of the effect of lecture-based learning and problem-based learning on menstrual hygiene behaviors and food habits in adolescent girls

Effects of a two-week lecture-based versus problem-based learning on menstrual hygiene behaviors and food habits of adolescent girls: A community-based three-arm study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20201128049514N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-30

Start date

2020-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-05

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Conditions

Condition 1: Menstrual Hygiene Behaviors. Condition 2: Food Habits.

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group (LBL group): ninth grade female students in one of the three selected government girls’ high-schools located in the seven education district of Tehran. The edu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

14 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: An age range of 14-15 years Students’ verbal assent A written informed consent from the students’ parents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Missed more than one learning session Filling out the questionnaires incompletely No history of menstruation Had not passed at least one year since her menarche

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Menstrual Hygiene Behaviors - Food Habits. Timepoint: Before, immediately and three months after the last learning session by lecture-based and problem-based methods. Method of measurement: Information about menstrual hygiene behaviors (MHBs) was collected by the 16-item researcher-made questionnaire (MHBsQ) and information about food habits (FHs) was collected by presenting the Persian version of Adolescent Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) with 23 items.	—

Measure

Time frame

Menstrual Hygiene Behaviors - Food Habits. Timepoint: Before, immediately and three months after the last learning session by lecture-based and problem-based methods. Method of measurement: Information about menstrual hygiene behaviors (MHBs) was collected by the 16-item researcher-made questionnaire (MHBsQ) and information about food habits (FHs) was collected by presenting the Persian version of Adolescent Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) with 23 items.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParvaneh Vasli

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

p-vasli@sbmu.ac.ir0098 21 88655366-9

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026