Open AccessASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE ON PUBERTAL CHANGES AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Author(s) -
Leena Mathew maria,
Bimla Rani rani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research reservoir - paramedical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-4507
DOI - 10.47211/trr.2021.v07i01.015
Subject(s) - menarche , psychology , descriptive statistics , demography , developmental psychology , statistics , mathematics , sociology
Back ground: Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a child’s body capable of reproduction and it usually happens in the second decade of life. It is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood. Significant physical and psychological changes take place during these years.(WHO,2006).Objective: To assess the knowledge on pubertal changes among adolescents’ girls studying in a selected school at Idukki district. Methodology: A non-experimental descriptive research design was used for this study. It was conducted in St. George high school Kattappana Idukki district Kerala. The sample consists of 60 adolescent girls who were selected by non-probabilityconvince sampling technique. Self- structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of the adolescent girls. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Majority of the samples (55.%)had average knowledge 26.6 % had good knowledge, 16.7% had poor knowledge and only few 1.7% sample had excellent knowledge on pubertal changes. It was also observed that a significant association between knowledgeand selected demographic variables like seeking help for managing pubertal changes (X2 =8.609 p<0.05), and age of menarche (X2 9.002, P< 0.05).