IMPACT OF HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ON THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF

MENSTRUAL CYCLE ON THE ADOLESCENT SCHOOL GIRLS IN QASSIM REGION

Abeer ElRasheedi, Aljowharah AlOtaibi, Anwar AlSwailem , Entisar AlJumail, Hoor AlObaysi, Lamia AlHijji, Ruba AlMazyed, Sadeem AlRobiaee, Rawan AlAlalwi, Wafa

AlAswad, and Wjdan AlHarbi3rd year students - Qassim College of Medicine

CONTENTS:

X Background.

X Signification.

X Objective.

X The methodology\study design.

X Results.

X Conclusion.

X Recommendations.

X Acknowledgment.

X References.

BACKGROUND:

WHY DID WE DO THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM?

• The huge spread of the wrong concepts and behaviors regarding menstrual cycle among most of the women at different age.

• The bad impact on health that resulted from that.

THE RESEARCH'S OBJECTIVE ..

• Compare the knowledge and beliefs of sample of adolescent girls in intermediate and high school in Qassim BEFORE and AFTER the exposure of our educational program about menstrual cycle.

THE METHODOLOGY AND STUDY DESIGN:

• Interventional study.

• Cluster Multistage sampling technique.

• Study area/setting: secondary and high schools in Qassim region.

• Sample size:

THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INCLUDED..

• Physiology of menstrual cycle.

• Structure of female reproductive system.

• Point out the myths and the wrong habits.

• Correct and raise the awareness.

• 288 adolescent girls were exposed to the educational program.

• questionnaires were distributed BEFORE and AFTER the program.

RESULTS..

• *INSERTING DIAGRAMS ONLY WITHOUT WORDSSS*

CONCLUSION..

• The adolescent girls in Qassim region have deficient knowledge regarding menstruation.

• The educational program showed significant improvement in the knowledge.

RECOMMENDATIONS ..

• Urgent need for intensifying effective strategies to persuade the adolescent school girls to adopt healthy menstrual practices

• This type of study should be replicated with large sample selected from different areas in order to generalize the findings of the study.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We wish to express our gratitude to the following individuals who have helped and inspired us in this research :

Dr.Khadiga dandash our supervisor for her training and support which help us forming this research study .

schools teachers , education officers and girls who cooperated with us and helped in this research ….

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