European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE ON DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING AMONG FOURTH YEAR BSc. NURSING STUDENTS

*Jincy Liz Mathew and Annal Angeline

ABSTRACT

A healthy woman usually reaches the stage of menarche and attains womanhood in a normal manner and a woman’s health is considered to be asset not only to her but also to her family. Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding [DUB] is irregular menstrual bleeding that is not caused by a serious condition such as disease or pregnancy complications. The research process undertook was a study to assess the knowledge on Dysfunctional uterine bleeding among fourth year B.Sc. Nursing students of Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge on Dysfunctional uterine bleeding among fourth year B.Sc. Nursing students of Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam. To find the association between knowledge and selected demographic variables. To achieve the objective a descriptive study was conducted. The sample for the study was 30 fourth year Bsc. Nursing students of Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam. The study was conducted on 09/06/2018. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study revealed that most of the samples had good knowledge (66.67%), about 26.67% had adequate knowledge, 6.66% had very good knowledge and no one had poor knowledge. The findings of the study shows that there is a significant association between knowledge and area of residence.

Keywords: Assess, knowledge, 4th year Bsc nursing students, dysfunctional uterine bleeding.