Abstract

Dysmenorrhea can affect daily activities. The effect of dysmenorrhea is reduced quality of life. The carrot was administered to the school students for the reduction of dysmenorrhea and symptoms. The Most of them had reduction in dysmenorrhea and symptoms the carrot juice is proved to be very effective in menstrual cycle. Objectives of the Study: 1. To assess the Dysmenorrhea among adolescents girls. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of carrot juice on Dysmenorrhea among the adolescent girls. 3. To find out the association between effectiveness of carrot juice on Dysmenorrhea with selected demographic variables. Design and Method Quantitative Evaluative Research Approach was found to be most appropriate. quasi experimental (pre and post–test control group design) was used in this study. Sample for the studied consisted of 60 school students and selection was done on the basis of Non-Probability purposive sampling selected government school Gwalior. In this study 30 dysmenorrhoea girls were taken as experimental group, this group carrot juice was given for seven consecutive days and 30 dysmenorrhoea girls for control group were got normal treatment. Tool was prepared for collection of data. Demographic variables, Simple descriptive pain scale, Rating scale for symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Results: The mean of adolescents girls with dysmenorrhoea is 2.66 and the standard deviation is 0.18 during pre-test assessment by the simple descriptive pain scale. In post test evaluation the mean is 1.2 and the standard deviation of 0.07 in experimental group. The mean of adolescents girls with dysmenorrhoea is 58.6 and standard deviation is 2.77 during pre-test assessment by the rating scale on symptoms of dysmenorrhoea. In post test evaluation the mean is 27.4 and the standard deviation is 1.17 in experimental group. The mean of adolescents girls with dysmenorrhoea is 3.03 and standard deviation is 38 0.163 during the pre-test assessment by the simple descriptive pain scale. In post test evaluation the mean is 2.66 and standard deviation is 0.165 in control group. The mean of the adolescents girls with dysmenorrhoea is 50.4 and the standard deviation is 2.89 during pretest assessment by the rating scale on symptoms of dysmenorrhoea. In post test evaluation the mean is 53 and the standard deviation 2.6 in control group. Discussion: The present study concluded to assess the effectiveness of carrot juice in reduction of dysmenorrhea and symptoms on school students. Conculsion: The main study was to assess the effectiveness of carrot juice in reduction of dysmenorrhea and symptoms on school students. The following conclusion was drawn on the basis of findings of the study: • The pre test finding showed that the dysmenorrhea and symptoms was present. • The carrot was administered to the school students for the reduction of dysmenorrhea and symptoms. • Most of them had reduction in dysmenorrhea and symptoms, the carrot juice is proved to be very effective in menstrual cycle.

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