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Study to assess the Knowledge Regarding Menstrual Cup among Nursing Students of Selected Campus, Birgunj

Published:2024-03-11 Issue: Volume: Page:65-69
ISSN:2349-2996
Container-title:Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research
language:en
Short-container-title:AJNER

Author:

Chaudhary A¹,Khadka A²,Singh R³

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer, Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing, National Medical College Nursing Campus, Birgunj.

2. Nursing Staff, National Medical College Teaching Hospital, Birgunj.

3. Lecturer, Community Health Nursing, National Medical College Nursing Campus, Birgunj.

Abstract

A menstrual cup is a small bell shaped cup that a woman can insert into their vagina to collect menstrual blood during a period. The menstrual cup can be a good solution for menstrual hygiene management in economically challenged setting. The purpose of the study is to assess knowledge regarding menstrual cup among the nursing students of selected Nursing Campus, Birgunj. The study concluded that there was more than half of the respondents with moderate level of knowledge with significant association of knowledge level and academic year of study. Planned Teaching Programme can be conducted to upgrade the knowledge about menstrual cup.

Publisher

A and V Publications

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