BACKGROUND: The pattern of menstrual cycle plays an important part of female reproductive health but some variety of menstrual disorders occurs in adolescent girls may affect normal life of adolescent and young adult women. The studies reported that high proportion of adolescence suffering from menstrual disorders. It is very important for girls and their parents to understand a normal menstrual cycle, in order to evaluate any disorders of menstrual cycle. AIM of this study was to improve life style among nursing students regarding menstrual disorders through an educational training program. Quasi-experimental design (pre and post intervention) was utilized. A total sample of (84) girl who suffered from menstrual disorders were recruited in the study. SETTING: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Data were collected through two main tools: A structured interviewing questionnaire, and modified likert scale toward menstrual disorders. Results revealed that 89.20% of girls had poor knowledge before training program. However, 95.20% of them had good knowledge after training program respectively. As well as, only 86.9% of the studied nursing students didn’t follow healthy life style toward menstrual disorders before training program. Meanwhile, after training program, there was a significant improvement in the student’s practices after applying educational training program compared with that before applying it. Conclusion the implementation of an educational training program was effective and significantly improved nursing student’s life style toward menstrual disorders. Most of nursing students with menstrual disorders didn't follow practices that related diet and exercises before applying guidelines. The study recommended that, this study can be replicated on a larger sample in other faculties for generalizing the findings. As well as further research can be built on the results of this study in nutritional habits and healthy physical activity among all students at the faculties for effective management of menstrual disorders can be done. Keywords Menstrual disorders, Life style & girl's knowledge and practices |
