Author(s):
Gireesh S Pillai, Revathy S, Sr. Gertrude (Jetty K A), Amritha. B, Fathima E. S, Jyothika. T, Libenya John, Neethu Ravi, Remya. M, Reshma Rani. R, Sindhu. R, Soorya. S, Susai Mariya Kala.A, Vydehi.S B
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DOI:
10.52711/jnmr.2026.04 
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Gireesh S Pillai1*, Revathy S2, Sr. Gertrude (Jetty K A)3, Amritha. B4, Fathima E. S4, Jyothika. T4, Libenya John4, Neethu Ravi4, Remya. M4, Reshma Rani. R4, Sindhu. R4, Soorya. S4, Susai Mariya Kala.A4, Vydehi.S B3
1Assistant Professor, Holy Cross College of Nursing, Kottiyam, Kollam.
2Assistant Professor, Holy Cross College of Nursing, Kottiyam, Kollam.
3Professor, Holy Cross College of Nursing, Kottiyam, Kollam.
4XX Batch Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Students
Holy Cross College of Nursing, Kottiyam, Kollam.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 5,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
Quantitative research study investigated the effect of Pudhina extract in reducing Dysmenorrhea among 30 adolescent girls in Holy Cross College of Nursing at Kollam district. The objectives of the study were to assess the pretest scores of dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls, to evaluate the effect of Pudhina extract in reducing dysmenorrhea and to find out association between pretest score of dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls with selected socio-demographic variables. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used in this study. The research design was pre-experimental one group pretest posttest design. Data were collected using socio-demographic proforma, numerical pain scale and rating scale on signs and symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Pretest was conducted and followed by intervention. Posttest was conducted after the intervention. The data collected were tabulated and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. In this present study pretest pain scores revealed that 83.3% had moderate pain and 16.7% had severe pain. The posttest score revealed that 73.3% had mild pain 26.7% had moderate pain. The computed ‘t’ values of the effect of Pudhina extract were 11.05 on the Numerical Pain scale and 58.44 on the rating scales of signs and symptoms of dysmenorrhea and it was significant at 0.05 level (p<0.05). Thus, it can be concluded that the Pudhina extract was an effective intervention for dysmenorrhea management.
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Gireesh S Pillai, Revathy S, Sr. Gertrude (Jetty K A), Amritha. B, Fathima E. S, Jyothika. T, Libenya John, Neethu Ravi, Remya. M, Reshma Rani. R, Sindhu. R, Soorya. S, Susai Mariya Kala.A, Vydehi.S B. A and V Pub Journal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026;5(1):15-9. doi: 10.52711/jnmr.2026.04
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Gireesh S Pillai, Revathy S, Sr. Gertrude (Jetty K A), Amritha. B, Fathima E. S, Jyothika. T, Libenya John, Neethu Ravi, Remya. M, Reshma Rani. R, Sindhu. R, Soorya. S, Susai Mariya Kala.A, Vydehi.S B. A and V Pub Journal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026;5(1):15-9. doi: 10.52711/jnmr.2026.04 Available on: https://jnmronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-5-1-4
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