The Impact of Focus Group Discussion-Based Educational Approaches on Pro-motion Hygienic Practices During Menstruation of Female Adolescents Welfare Boarding Centers of Tehran City

Focus group discussion is a research methodology in which a small group of participants gather to discuss a specified topic or an issue to generate data. Menstrual prob-lems are a major cause of morbidity for women. This study mainly aims to determine the impact health education based on focus group discussion on promotion Hygienic practices during menstrua-tion of female adolescents welfare boarding centers of Tehran city. This is a quasi-experimental intervention study، conducted Female adoles-cents inhabitant welfare boarding centers of Tehran city. All eligible persons were selected (n=61). Data collection tool was a questionnaire including demographic information، performance regarding pubertal physical health and that completed before training and one month after training by inter-view. Educationalinterventionwasimplementedin3 months. Data was analyzed by statistical methods (Paired T Test and Kalmogorov– Smiranov Test) using SPSS16 software. After educational intervention the mean scores of Hygienic practices during menstruation increased from 12/114/43 to 16/502/79 based on Statistical test was significant (P<0/001). After training through group discussion Increased Hygienic practices during menstrua-tion، so this method can be used in education to girls during puberty.