29157 St John's Medical College , Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2024 Apr 1;36(3):279-284. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2023-0185. eCollection 2024 Jun 1.
To assess the impact of health educational intervention on perceptions of menstrual cup usage among female students enrolled in a degree college in Bangalore district.
An interventional study was conducted among female students studying in a degree college in peri-urban Bangalore. Universal sampling was followed and a prior face validated questionnaire was administered to the students after to assess their perceptions, followed by a health education intervention. The subjects were followed up after a period of one month, to assess the impact of health education in changing their perception towards menstrual cups.
Among 83 study participants with mean age 19.5±0.95 years, post intervention we found a 42 % increase in the total awareness score and a 35 % increase in total attitude score towards menstrual cup use. There was an increase by 36.1 % (p<0.001) among participants who considered menstrual cup better than sanitary napkins. A reduction by 27.7 % (p=0.024) of reported fear of pain and discomfort while using menstrual cup was noted.
There was a significant improvement in the overall awareness about how to use a menstrual cup, advantages, and attitude towards the usage of menstrual cups following the health educational intervention. Health education was found to have a positive impact on perceptions of menstrual cup.
评估健康教育干预对班加罗尔地区一所大专院校女学生对月经杯使用认知的影响。
在班加罗尔郊区的一所大专院校对女学生进行了一项干预性研究。采用普遍抽样法，在对学生进行认知评估之前，先对他们进行了预先经过验证的问卷调查，然后进行健康教育干预。在一个月的时间后对这些学生进行随访，以评估健康教育对改变他们对月经杯认知的影响。
在 83 名研究参与者中，平均年龄为 19.5±0.95 岁，干预后我们发现总意识评分增加了 42%，对使用月经杯的总态度评分增加了 35%。认为月经杯比卫生巾更好的参与者增加了 36.1%（p<0.001）。使用月经杯时感到疼痛和不适的恐惧减少了 27.7%（p=0.024）。
健康教育干预后，学生对使用月经杯的总体认知、优点和使用态度有了显著提高。健康教育对月经杯的认知产生了积极影响。
