Dysmenorrhea

Severe cramps that may interfere with your daily life. Other symptoms may include headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, leg or back pain, and fatigue.

Menstrual hygiene

Menstrual health and hygiene, is the practice of managing menstruation safely and hygienically. It includes having access to menstrual products, soap, water, and safe disposal facilities, as well as having privacy to change materials. It also includes education about menstruation.

Here are some tips for menstrual hygiene:

§  Wash your hands

§  Dispose of products properly

§  Change products regularly

§  Use fragrance-free products

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching Programme on knowledge regarding Dysmenorrhea And Menstrual hygiene among Bsc nursing students in terms of gain in post test level of knowledge score. To find out the effectiveness of planned teaching Programme on knowledge regarding Dysmenorrhea And Menstrual hygiene among Bsc nursing students in terms of gain in post test level of knowledge score.

Methodology: A pre experimental one group pre-test post-test design was used for study. The sample consisted of 80 Bsc students were selected by using simple random sampling from a selected college of nursing, Mangalore. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used and the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results : Findings of the study revealed that the mean percentage (662%) of post-test knowledge score was higher than mean percentage (45.3%) of pre-test knowledge score The findings of the study showed that majority of the students (766%) had average knowledge score in pre-test compared to post-test knowledge score.

Conclusion: Study can be included about queries related to factors to improve menstrual hygiene and the measures to reduce dysmenorrhea.