INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Menstruation is a unique phenomenon in women which is a healthy and normal part of
life. Menstrual hygiene is an important aspect during menstruation. For this various
menstrual hygiene products are available. Menstrual cup has been available for decades,
but its use in India is limited because of lack of awareness and popularity of sanitary
pad. Menstrual cup is a better alternative to the current methods of menstrual sanitation
as it is durable, eco-friendly, comfortable, safe, have no need for frequent changing in
a day, and have no disposal issues. The objectives of the study were to assess the level
of knowledge regarding menstrual cup and its usage and to find an association between
the knowledge of menstrual cup and its usage among students and selected
demographic variables. A quantitative research approach was used for the study. A
sample of one hundred and twenty students were selected using convenience sampling.
The knowledge on menstrual cup and its usage was assessed using a self-structured
questionnaire. The present study revealed that majority (70.83%) of students of selected
college had moderate knowledge, (26.67%) had good knowledge and (2.5%) had poor
knowledge regarding menstrual cup and its usage. The study reported that there was no
association between knowledge and socio demographic variables (age of student,
religion of student, hometown, family income in rupees, educational status of mother,
educational status of father, type of resident, previous knowledge of student regarding
menstrual cup, type of sanitary product used and difficulty faced while using sanitary
pad). The study concludes that awareness programmes including campaigns, health
education programmes must be conducted to promote menstrual cup usage.
Keywords: Assess; Knowledge; Menstrual cup; Students.
Keywords:
Assess, Knowledge, Menstrual cup, Students
Cite Article:
"Assessment of knowledge regarding menstrual cup and its usage among students", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.e715-e724, June-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2306484.pdf
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