A Study To Assess The Effect Of Structured Teaching Programme On Perimenopausal Symptoms And Its Management Among Working Women In Selected Universities, Guwahati, Assam

Abstract

Perimenopause means "around menopause" it refers to the time during which the body makes the natural transition to menopause, marking the end of the reproductive years. In the study the main purpose was to find the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on perimenopausal symptoms and its management among working women. Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for the study over 50 working women who were working in Assam down town University and Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam which were selected by using Purposive sampling technique. The tool used for the study was demographic variables and structured knowledge questionnaire. Each sample knowledge level was assessed before and after STP. The analysis was done by using both descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired "test and fishers exact test. The study reveals that pre-test mean knowledge score was 11.40±2.457 and post-test mean knowledge score was 22.89±2.08 with mean difference was 11.85 with obtained (t=39.75) at df=49 was statistically significant at p<0.05 level. Hence, the study conclude that the structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge on perimenopausal symptoms and its management among working women.