Rashmi Anusha, B K Farzana Ummer
Department of Community Medicine, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Med Res. 2025 May;161(5):473-481. doi: 10.25259/IJMR_1408_2024.
Background & objectives Adolescent females must practise proper menstrual hygiene to avoid any misconceptions or myths about the menstrual cycle. A health education module for a school-based intervention was created with the goal of enhancing knowledge among adolescents. The study was conducted to develop and validate a health education module and to assess the feasibility of the module. Methods Following a thorough literature review, a module pertaining to various components of menstrual health for adolescent females was developed. The developed module was validated by experts. Ratings provided were used to calculate content validity index (CVI) for items, CVI for scale (S-CVI) and Universal agreement (UA). The final module was pilot tested at two schools using random sampling. Results For computation of the content validity index (CVI) [CVI for item (I-CVI) and CVI for scale (S-CVI)] and Universal agreement (UA) was used. S-CVI/Ave was found to be 1, and S-CVI/UA was found to be 1. UA was 1, and I-CVI was 1. Post health education, there was a significant increase in knowledge scores among participants (P<0.001). Among adolescents, 74.6 per cent agreed that the tables/diagrams were well presented and easy to understand and 83.6 per cent of participants comprehended the various self-care practices during the menstrual cycle. Based on the computations from the formulas employed, the module was found to be satisfactory for usage. Almost all the adolescent participants had rated either 4 or 5 on the Likert scale for acceptance of the module. Interpretations & conclusions The I-CVI, S-CVI/Ave, and S-CVI/UA meet the satisfactory level, meaning that the module's content validity was at a satisfactory level. There was a noteworthy rise in knowledge scores (P<0.001) post health education. The participants gave the module positive feedback and reported that it increased their understanding regarding menstruation.
背景与目的 青春期女性必须养成良好的经期卫生习惯，以避免对月经周期产生任何误解或错误观念。创建了一个用于学校干预的健康教育模块，目标是增强青少年的相关知识。开展该研究以开发并验证一个健康教育模块，并评估该模块的可行性。方法 在全面的文献综述之后，开发了一个与青春期女性月经健康各个方面相关的模块。所开发的模块由专家进行验证。所提供的评分用于计算项目的内容效度指数（CVI）、量表的CVI（S-CVI）以及总体一致性（UA）。最终模块在两所学校采用随机抽样进行了预试验。结果 用于计算内容效度指数（CVI）[项目的CVI（I-CVI）和量表的CVI（S-CVI）]以及总体一致性（UA）。发现S-CVI/Ave为1，S-CVI/UA为1。UA为1，I-CVI为1。健康教育后，参与者的知识得分显著提高（P<0.001）。在青少年中，74.6%的人认为表格/图表展示良好且易于理解，83.6%的参与者理解了月经周期中的各种自我护理方法。根据所采用公式的计算，该模块在使用方面令人满意。几乎所有青少年参与者在李克特量表上对该模块的接受程度都给予了4分或5分。解释与结论 I-CVI、S-CVI/Ave和S-CVI/UA达到了满意水平，这意味着该模块的内容效度处于令人满意的水平。健康教育后知识得分有显著提高（P<0.001）。参与者对该模块给予了积极反馈，并报告说它增加了他们对月经的了解。
