Efficacy of yogic practices on menstrual frequency among adolescent girls suffering with dysmenorrhea
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adolescent girls, yogic practices, dysmenorrhea, menstrual frequencyAbstract
To achieve the purpose of the random group experimental study, 120 girls suffering with dysmenorrhea were identified, 90 girls among them would be screened and finally, 30 were selected randomly by using a random group sampling method between 18 and 22 years of age. The subjects might be divided into an experimental group and controa l group of 15 subjects each. The Experimental Group was treated with Yogic practices for 12 weeks, Six days a week during the morning. The control group was on active rest. The pre-test and post-test were conducted before and after the training for the experimental and control group and the scores on Menstrual Frequency were measured. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant differences among the groups. The result of the study showed that Menstrual Frequency reduced significantly as a result of Yogic practices in the Experimental Group. Hence the hypothesis was accepted at a 0.05 level of confidence. The conclusion was that the Yogic practices helped to reduce Menstrual Frequency among adolescent girls suffering from dysmenorrhea.
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