International Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Research (E-ISSN: 2455-9318)

A Cross- sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge and Expressed Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescents in Selected Community, New Delhi

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Aim: The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene and to assess the expressed practices among adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene in the
selected community, New Delhi.
Introduction: Menstruation starts in adolescence for females. There are serious reproductive diseases that can arise from poor menstrual hygiene. Nonetheless, menstrual hygiene can be enhanced by increasing awareness of menstruation even prior to menarche. A cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge and expressed practices regarding menstrual hygiene was conducted among adolescents in a selected community, New Delhi.
Methodology: A quantitative approach with descriptive survey design was employed among 110 adolescent girls in the community at Sangam Vihar. Data was collected in family setting. A semi-structured, self administering questionnaire was used to collect information on demographic profile, general information regarding menstruation, knowledge about menstruation, and expressed practices regarding menstrual hygiene. The survey was conducted in June 2023.
Results: Results showed that in terms of knowledge, 72.7% of adolescent girls fell in the ‘above average’ category, 15.45% subjects in ‘below average’ and only 11.8% came in the ‘under average’ category.
Conclusion: The study highlights that the majority of adolescent girls demonstrated above-average knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene, indicating a positive level of awareness within the community.

How to cite this article:
Dagar V, Kumari D. A Cross- sectional Study to
Assess the Knowledge and Expressed Practices
Regarding Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescents
in Selected Community, New Delhi. Int J Nurs
Midwif Res. 2024;11(3):2-6.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9318.202413

A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Risk Factors of Oral Cancer among Adults of a Selected Rural Community of New Delhi

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Aim: The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge about risk factors of oral cancer and to develop and disseminate an informational pamphlet within the community.
Introduction: In India, 1 in 9 individuals is expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Oral cancer ranks 6th globally in cancer incidence, with India having the highest prevalence, especially in states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Tobacco use is linked to 95% of oral cancer cases. This study assessed knowledge regarding oral cancer risk factors among adults in a selected rural community of New Delhi.
Methodology: A descriptive survey design was adopted. The study was conducted in Pul-Pehladpur using a random sampling technique in family settings. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess awareness.
Results: Out of 100 participants, 58% had poor knowledge, 41% had average knowledge, and only 1% had good knowledge of oral cancer. While 59% did not use tobacco and 56% did not consume alcohol, many lacked oral hygiene practices: 44% did not brush regularly, 56% did not floss, and 70% did not attend regular dental check-ups. Additionally, 79% did not use oral appliances, 90% had not been diagnosed with any oral/dental condition, and 98% had not experienced symptoms of oral cancer. About 43% stored tobacco in their mouth.
Conclusion: The study revealed low awareness about oral cancer, its risk factors, and prevention. These findings highlight the urgent need for educational initiatives to enhance public knowledge and promote preventive practices regarding oral cancer.

How to cite this article:
Bhattacharya S, Kumari D. A Study to Assess the
Knowledge Regarding Risk Factors of Oral Cancer
among Adults of a Selected Rural Community of
New Delhi. Int J Nurs Midwif Res. 2024;11(3):7
14.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9318.202412

Lifestyle Management Among Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus Patients In A Selected Community Of Delhi

2025-10-24T08:43:39+00:00

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition characterized by decreased insulin production by the pancreas and increased resistance to insulin action, causing hyperglycemia. It requires regulating blood
sugar by oral hypoglycemic agents and/or insulin as well as major lifestyle management to aid in the control of blood sugar level as well as prevention of acute and chronic complications of diabetes mellitus, including a healthy diet, regular exercise, quitting alcohol and smoking, regular check-ups, blood glucose monitoring and adherence to prescribed medications.
Objective:
• To assess the knowledge regarding lifestyle management among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
• To assess the practice regarding lifestyle management among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
• To find the association between knowledge and practice with selected demographic variables
Methodology: The study was quantitative in nature with a descriptive survey design. Samples were selected using purposive sampling and comprised of 107 diabetic patients. The setting of the study was a resettlement colony, Sangam vihar, in South Delhi. The data were collected using a structured interview schedule and checklist. The result analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Result: The major finding of the present study showed that 54.2% of the participants had average knowledge whereas 40.18% of participants had poor knowledge. In practice, 41.12% had fair practice and 42.99%
had good practice related to lifestyle management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. No significant association was observed between the selected demographic variables with knowledge and practice scores.
Conclusion: The study reveals that even less than half of the participants had average knowledge and good practice related to lifestyle management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

How to cite this article:
Sehar S, Hooda A. Lifestyle Management Among
Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus Patients In A Selected
Community Of Delhi . Int J Nurs Midwif Res.
2024;11(3):21-26.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9318.202411

The Elderly Neglect Residing in the Families of Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study

2025-10-24T08:49:41+00:00

Background: According to the World Health organisation, abuse of older people can lead to serious physical injuries and long-term psychological consequences. Abuse of older people is predicted to increase, as many
countries are experiencing rapidly ageing populations.
Objectives: The present study was aimed at assessing the elderly neglect in families residing in the capital city of India and at finding the association between elderly neglect and the socio-demographic variables of elderly people.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was done, and data was collected from five distinct urban colonies of Delhi. Using quota sampling, a non-probability sampling technique, fifty elderly people were enrolled in the study in January, 2024. A structured, pre-tested and validated interview schedule was used to collect information related to self perceived experience of neglect in their family from elderly people of age 60 years and above. Informed voluntary consent was obtained from all the study participants. Data was analysed with descriptive statistics and the chi-square test/Fischer’s exact test using SPSS 16 with p<0.05 level of significance.
Results: The study findings revealed that 40 out of 50 (80%) elderly were affected by neglect in their families with a mean score of 6.2+3.4 (95%C.I.: 5.258 –7.142). However, there was no association between elderly neglect and socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly people.
Conclusion: The study concludes that the majority of the elderly people are neglected in their families residing in Delhi. They need care, emotional and other life -essential support from their family members, society and nation at large. The study hereby recommends an urgent need for spreading the awareness about the need for elderly people’s care and counselling of youth of the family and society at large.

How to cite this article:
Sarkar S, Beck E, Sharma R, Khatun S. The Elderly
Neglect Residing in the Families of Delhi: A
Cross-sectional Study. Int J Nurs Midwif Res.
2024;13(3):27-33.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9318.202410

Transforming Practice: The Future of Nursing

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Dear Colleagues!
From the time of Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing profession,nursing education and profession has taken a much organized and evolved shape. Whether nursing is science or art, the debate still continues, or perhaps we have found a middle ground, that it is both. Nursing education programs not only focus on pure nursing body of knowledge but also seek and incorporate knowledge, concepts, models and theories from natural sciences like Chemistry, Physics; Social sciences like Sociology and Psychology; Management: Research
Education and Pedagogy; Information Technology and Computer Science and even communication and soft skills. While in the middle of the 20th century, formalized Diploma and Bachelor’s in Science in nursing programmes were there, by 1970s the post-graduation or Masters Programme in Nursing became the next level of nursing education, with shift from general nursing graduates to specialized nursing post graduates.
Nursing research added more to the body of existing knowledge of nursing, and nursing theories and models and began to be formulated by nurse researchers and nurse scientists. Further, Doctorate in nursing and independent nurse practitioner programmes changed the narrative in nursing and its image, the nurses stopped being ‘junior doctors’ and became full-fledged nursing professionals with identity of their own,
and not just off shoot of physicians.