Effect of Instructional Guidelines on Adolescent Girls Knowledge and Attitude regarding Puberty Development | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 1048-1061 PDF (570.99 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.280543 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Tahany Mohammed Abd El Aliem* 1; Amel Ahmed Hassan Omran2; Rehab Soliman Abd El Aliem3 | ||||
| 1teacher in Elbagour technical nursing school | ||||
| 2Professor of Obstetrics &Woman's Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Obstetrics &Woman's Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing –Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Puberty is the most important milestone of change in teenage life. This is a time to become adult with reproductive ability. The aim was to evaluate effect of instructional guide lines on adolescent girls knowledge and attitude regarding puberty development Design: A quasi experimental, one group study design was utilized. Setting: Secondary Nursing school which affiliated to general hospital and educational institutes at province of Qaliobya. Sampling: A convenient sample of 100 adolescent girls. Three tools were used: A structured interviewing questionnaire, assessment of adolescent girl's knowledge regarding puberty development and assessment of adolescent girl's attitude regarding puberty development. Results: Minority of the studied adolescent girls (11.0%) had good knowledge regarding puberty development pre intervention which increased to (81.0%) post intervention, however minority of studied adolescent girls (19.0 %) had positive attitude regarding puberty development pre intervention which increased to two thirds (67.0%) post intervention. Additionally, there were a highly statistically significant relation between total knowledge score and total attitude score pre intervention and post intervention. Conclusion: There was highly statistically significant relation between total knowledge and total attitude score pre intervention and post intervention. There was significant improvement in adolescent girls' knowledge and attitude regarding puberty development. Therefore, the study hypothesis was supported. Recommendations: encourage healthy and positive attitude about puberty development in girls at an early age before puberty occurs rather than teaching them when puberty occurs. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Adolescent girls; Attitude; Instructional guideline Knowledge; Puberty development | ||||
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