Menstruation and menstrual hygiene
Conditions
Interventions
Target group 1:
1. Educational and hands on training on improving menstrual hygiene – by conducting two days in-service teacher training program
2.Providing ‘Teacher’s Guide’
Target group 2:
1. Educ
Sponsors
National Institute of Health Sciences Nagoda, Kalutara
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Target group 1: • Female teachers • Teaching grade 10 classes • Involved in health promotion activities and counseling Target group 2: • All female students in grade 10 • Attainment of menarche
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Target group 1: • No active involvement in health promotion activities and counseling Target group 2: • Non attainment of menarche
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Target group 1: By a developed and validated questionnaire with the experts in the relevant field • Improvement of knowledge and attitudes of menstruation and menstrual hygiene • Improvement of reported practices regarding promotion of menstrual hygiene in the adolescent school girls Target group 2: By a developed questionnaire with the experts in the relevant field Improvement of knowledge, attitudes and practices of menstruation and menstrual hygiene [At baseline, 3 months and six months after the commencement of the study] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| None [None] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr. W.M.P.A. Fernando
Registrar in Community Medicine
Outcome results
None listed