Changes in self-concept and healthy behaviors following an audio instructional program on puberty among teenage girls with visual impairment: a quasi-experimental study.

@article{abdelfatah2026changes,
  title = {{Changes in self-concept and healthy behaviors following an audio instructional program on puberty among teenage girls with visual impairment: a quasi-experimental study.}},
  author = {Amira Mohamed Abdelfatah and Fathia Mahmoud AbdElmenim Sayed and Fatma Kamal Ali and Rabia Hani Haddad and Razan Haddad and Wafaa J Tohol and Nehmedo Ezzat Osman and Ashraf Jehad Abuejheisheh},
  journal = {BMC public health},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-026-28945-2},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42972387},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Changes in self-concept and healthy behaviors following an audio instructional program on puberty among teenage girls with visual impairment: a quasi-experimental study.
AU  - Amira Mohamed Abdelfatah
AU  - Fathia Mahmoud AbdElmenim Sayed
AU  - Fatma Kamal Ali
AU  - Rabia Hani Haddad
AU  - Razan Haddad
AU  - Wafaa J Tohol
AU  - Nehmedo Ezzat Osman
AU  - Ashraf Jehad Abuejheisheh
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/06
JO  - BMC public health
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-026-28945-2
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42972387
AB  - Background  Teenage girls, who are a vulnerable group, require special care and attention, particularly when puberty begins. A consistent teaching program about menstruation should be offered to adolescent girls with visual disabilities.Aim  The goal of this research was to evaluate the self-concept and healthy behavior of teenage girls with visual impairment after conducting an audio instructional program regarding puberty.Methods  A Quasi-experimental research design. The study was carried out in Al- Nor and Al- Aml schools in Port-Said city & Damietta city, one school in each city. Purposive sampling included 46 visually impaired teenage girls representing all eligible participants in the setting who met the inclusion criteria (25) at Port-Said City and (21) at Damietta City. Data collection instruments: Survey for Structured Interviews, Adolescents' Self-concept Short Scale, Puberty Healthy Behavior Questionnaire.Results  Significant improvements were observed in knowledge, self-concept, and menstrual health practices across pre, post, and follow-up phases. The mean total knowledge score increased from 16.43 ± 6.60 pre-intervention to 21.63 ± 6.33 post-intervention and 22.91 ± 5.80 at follow-up (F = 63.33, p < 0.001). The total self-concept score also improved significantly from 95.76 ± 6.42 to 106.91 ± 4.94 and 109.96 ± 6.88, respectively (F = 189.81, p < 0.001). Similarly, total health practices improved from 36.15 ± 5.07 pre-intervention to 40.35 ± 3.48 post-intervention and 41.67 ± 3.67 at follow-up (F = 18.51, p < 0.001), with consistent improvements across all domains. Significant correlations were found between knowledge, self-concept and health practices (p < 0.001).Conclusion  The results of this investigation revealed that visually impaired adolescent girls had low knowledge, self-concept, and menstrual hygiene practices at puberty before the intervention. All measured outcome variables showed a significant improvement after the implementation of the audio instructions program, and such improvement was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.001).Clinical trial registration  This trial was registered on 22/ March /2026 at ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier [NCT07496606].
SN  - 1471-2458
ER  -