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. 2024 Apr 1;36(3):279-284.
doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2023-0185. eCollection 2024 Jun 1.

The impact of health education intervention on perceptions of menstrual cup among college going female students in peri-urban Bangalore

Ciril James  1 , Diya Mary Binu  1 , Minitta Maria Regy  1 , Farah Naaz Fathima  1 , Avita Rose Johnson  1 , Jilshy Varghese  1
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The impact of health education intervention on perceptions of menstrual cup among college going female students in peri-urban Bangalore

Ciril James et al. Int J Adolesc Med Health. .

Abstract

Objectives: 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.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusions: 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.

Keywords: health education; menstrual cup; menstrual hygiene; students; women.

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