Assessment of knowledge regarding menstrual cup among reproductive women in a selected colleges at Salem Dt, Tamilnadu

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Dr.Sheelavathi N

Knowledge, reproductive women, menstrual cup, menstrual health.

The menstrual cup is a recently developed alternative to sanitary napkins. Hence, in this present study, the knowledge of menstrual cups among reproductive women in the colleges were assessed. Methods: Survey design was used for this study. Samples were collected through non probability convenient sampling technique between the age group age group of17 to above 35years.Therelevantdatawerecollected by using Google form through virtual mode after getting the consent from participants. Totally 512 samples were responded .The data were analyzed using descriptive an inferential statistics. Results: Out of 512 participants the present study results showed that 80% had inadequate knowledge, 12% of the study participants reported that they have moderate knowledge about the menstrual cup, and only 8%had adequate knowledge about the menstrual cup. The educational level of the participants was mostly in the students (75.5%) or others staff members (24.5%). 63 % of the participants know that menstrual cup is made up of silicone, 20 % said plastic , 17% said not aware ,it is made up of all the materials mentioned above. Interestingly, 80 % of the study participants reported that they were using sanitary pads, only12 % of the study participants reported using menstrual cups. Conclusion: This study concluded that many of the participants were unaware about menstrual cup and they are not familiar about usage of the cup. This study also pointed out the importance of the awareness campaigns about the use of the menstrual cup as they can help to build good menstrual hygiene among reproductive women.

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Dr.Sheelavathi N (May-2023). Assessment of knowledge regarding menstrual cup among reproductive women in a selected colleges at Salem Dt, Tamilnadu. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(5), j173-j181. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2305939.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 5, May-2023

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Research Area: Medical Science

Country: SALEM , TAMILNADU, INDIA

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