Background: Aging is a universal phenomenon, and it is a natural and inevitable process. According to
the 2011 census, about 10.1% of the population is over 60 years; this is expected to increase to 20% in
2050. Globally 1% of the population average of 60 years, is rising, and it is likely to reach 30% of the world population by 2050.
Sleep is a biological necessity; it is nature's gift of a particular time for rest, restoration, and recreation. As the age progresses
towards senility, people experience several psycho-physiological problems. Often these problems create sleep disturbances
among the elderly. Methods: The present study focused on evaluating Anulom Vilom Pranayama's effectiveness on the quality
of sleep among geriatrics at Inba Illam and Geriatric home at Christian mission Hospital, Madurai. The research design
adopted for the study was a quasi-experimental pre and post-test control group design. The selected samples were 60, of which
30 were allotted to the experimental group, and the remaining 30 were in the control group. The samples were recognized
based on the inclusion criteria and picked up with Non-probability – convenience sampling technique. The sleep quality index
rating scale was a tool for data collection. Results: The comparison of the mean post-test score of quality of sleep between the
experimental and control group's unpaired “t” value was 14, which was highly signicant at p<0.001 level. It infers that the
Anulom Vilom Pranayama effectively increases sleep among geriatrics. Conclusion: From the result, it was concluded that
AnulomVilom Pranayama is an easily practicable and effective intervention method for the elderly population to improve the
sleep quality
The study is carried out to assess the level of knowledge and practice on biodegradable sanitary napkins among adolescent girls, to determine the correlation between the knowledge and practice and to find out the association between the knowledge and practice with the selected demographic variables. There is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge and practice. There is a significant association between the knowledge and practice with selected demographic variables. The quantative and non-experimental descriptive research design was adapted. Purposive sampling technique was used. Results shows that, 22% of them had adequate knowledge, 40% of them had moderate level of knowledge, 38% of them had inadequate knowledge and 16.6% of them had adequate level of practice, 66.6%, of them had moderate level of practice and 16.6% of them had inadequate level of practice. There is a positive correlation between knowledge and practice (r' value= 0.80
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