A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Menopausal Signs, Symptoms and its Management Among Perimenopausal Women Residing in Field Practice Area, Yerikoppa, Dharwad

Abstract

Menopause short term changes and long term risk that can have major impact on overall women’s health on quality of life. Particularly, menopause implies considerable process of physiological change. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding menopausal signs, symptoms and its management among Peri-menopausal women aged between 40 to 55 years residing in a field practice area Yerikoppa, Dharwad and to evaluate the effectiveness of STP on menopausal signs, symptoms and its management among perimenopausal women. A pre-experimental study was conducted at Yerikoppa, Dharwad. The sample size was 40 Peri-menopausal women selected by using convenient sampling technique. Structured knowledge questionnaire, was used to assess the knowledge followed by implementation of structured Teaching program on menopausal signs, symptoms and its management. The study findings revealed that there was overall enhancement in the knowledge scores after STP with a mean knowledge score of 13.05 The student’s paired t-test reflects the significance in the enhancement of overall knowledge studied at 5% level (P<0.05). Chi Squared analysis revealed statistical significant association between knowledge of perimenopausal women with selected socio demographic variables i.e. Types of family, Occupational status of perimenopausal women at 0.05 level of significance. The study concludes that there was a significant improvement in knowledge of perimenopausal women after the implementation of STP. Hence structured Teaching program was effective means to enhance knowledge among perimenopausal women in maintaining healthy life style.