Development & validation of a health education module on menstrual health for adolescent girls: A Pilot study

Background & objectives Adolescent females must practise proper menstrual hygiene to avoid any misconceptions or myths about the menstrual cycle. A health education module for a school-based intervention was created with the goal of enhancing knowledge among adolescents. The study was conducted to develop and validate a health education module and to assess the feasibility of the module. Methods Following a thorough literature review, a module pertaining to various components of menstrual health for adolescent females was developed. The developed module was validated by experts. Ratings provided were used to calculate content validity index (CVI) for items, CVI for scale (S-CVI) and Universal agreement (UA). The final module was pilot tested at two schools using random sampling. Results For computation of the content validity index (CVI) [CVI for item (I-CVI) and CVI for scale (S-CVI)] and Universal agreement (UA) was used. S-CVI/Ave was found to be 1, and S-CVI/UA was found to be 1. UA was 1, and I-CVI was 1. Post health education, there was a significant increase in knowledge scores among participants (P<0.001). Among adolescents, 74.6 per cent agreed that the tables/diagrams were well presented and easy to understand and 83.6 per cent of participants comprehended the various self-care practices during the menstrual cycle. Based on the computations from the formulas employed, the module was found to be satisfactory for usage. Almost all the adolescent participants had rated either 4 or 5 on the Likert scale for acceptance of the module. Interpretations & conclusions The I-CVI, S-CVI/Ave, and S-CVI/UA meet the satisfactory level, meaning that the module's content validity was at a satisfactory level. There was a noteworthy rise in knowledge scores (P<0.001) post health education. The participants gave the module positive feedback and reported that it increased their understanding regarding menstruation.