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The objectives were, to assess the knowledge and expressed practice regarding sanitary napkin among school girls those who attained menarche, to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge and expressed practice regarding sanitary napkin among school girls those who attained menarche and to associate the selected demographic variables and health related variables with the level of knowledge and expressed practice regarding sanitary napkin among school girls those who attained menarche. A quantitative research approach of pre-experimental with one group pre and post-test design was chosen for this study. By using purposive sampling technique, a total of 50 samples were included for the study. The structured teaching program was given by researcher. Pre and post test was conducted by structure questionnaire. Data were recorded and coded. The data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between pre and post-test knowledge and expressed practice scores regarding sanitary napkin among school girls at level P<0.001. This study implied that creating awareness regarding sanitary napkin will prevent the occurrence of reproductive tract infection among school girls and promote their health.