A Cross-sectional Study on Awareness Regarding Safe and Hygienic Practices amongst School Going Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Wardha District, India

Mudey, Abhay; Kesharwani, Naveeta; Mudey, Gargi Abhay; Goyal, R C

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“…5% and 43.67% reported that they became scared at the moment when menarche happened. 12,13 Also Shubha Dubey observed in her study that 42% of urban and 50% of rural respondent were scared when they had their first menstruation.…”

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A cross sectional study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards menstrual cycle and its problems: a comparative study of government and non-government adolescent school girls

Hakim

Shaheen

Manisha

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Young girls up to 20 years of age comprise a quarter of Indian female population. A vast majority of adolescent girls in India are affected by reproductive health issues and menstrual problems are one of them. These problems arise mostly due to false beliefs & poor awareness regarding menstrual cycle. The objective of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practices towards menstrual cycle and its problems among school girls. Methods: A cross sectional study among 250 girls (age 13-19 years) each from government and non-government schools of Jodhpur City was carried out by interviewing them with predesigned & pretested questionnaire. Results: Most of the girls of non-government schools considered menarche as a different experience of life (34.8%) and unhygienic (27.6%) while 41.6% of government school girls were scared due to menarche and 30% considered it as unhygienic. 59.6% of non-government school girls knew about menstrual cycle before menarche while 48.8% of government school girls had such knowledge. Mother was the commonest channel of information in both study groups. 12-14 years was the most common age groups in which menarche occurred in both study groups. About 2/3 of non-government school girls were using sanitary pads while only ¼ of government school girls had such practice. High cost was the major reason for not using sanitary pads in Govt. school girls. Pain Abdomen was the commonest complaint faced during menstrual cycle followed by backache. About 4/5th of non-government school girls and about 2/3rd of government school girls attended school during menstrual cycle. All subjects faced some kind of domestic restriction due to disbelief in relation to menstrual cycle. Irritability was reported as most common psychological problem during menstrual cycleConclusions: There is a need for adolescent girls to have accurate and adequate information about menstruation appropriate sanitary and hygienic management.

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A cross sectional study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards menstrual cycle and its problems: a comparative study of government and non-government adolescent school girls

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Shaheen

Manisha

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…4 The hygiene related practices of the study subjects during menstruation was considerably acceptable in contrast to other studies. 3,9,11,12 Clipping of pubic hair was seen in 136 (69%). Frequent (2-3 times) washing of perineal area with water alone was noticed in 104 (52.8%) cases of this segment, with soap and water in 79 (40.20%) and about 14 (7.10%) were washing with Dettol also.…”

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Menstrual Hygiene- Knowledge and Practice Among Adolescent School Girls in Rural Areas of Punjab

Tuli¹,

Dhar²,

Joffi³

et al. 2017

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BACKGROUNDAs per WHO, individuals of 10-19 years age are considered as adolescents. They constitute over 21.4% of the population in India. Menstruation is a phenomenon unique to girls which not only has physical but lot of psychological impact. The psychosocial and emotional problems associated with menarche are of considerable magnitude. Basics of menstrual hygiene and importance of proper care at menstruation needs to be emphasised to avoid reproductive tract infections and infertility later on.The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge and the practices of menstrual hygiene among rural school going adolescent girls. MATERIALS AND METHODSThe present study was undertaken among adolescent school going girls in rural area of Ludhiana district, Punjab. The study was conducted in July 2015 on 197 school going girls. A predesigned, pretested and structured questionnaire was used in the study. The data collection technique was a personal interview of all the study subjects. RESULTSMost of the girls, 104 (52.79%), were in the age group between 14 -16 years. Out of 197 girls, only 33 (16.75%) of the girls were aware of menstruation before menarche. More than three fourth of the girls were not aware of the cause and source of bleeding. Most of the girls, 118 (59.89%), were having regular periods. Duration in 164 (83.24% of) girls was between 5 -7 days. The major source of information about menstruation for them was found to be their mother and sister (67%). A majority, 184 (93.4%), of them had knowledge about the use of sanitary pads. 95 (48%) girls were using 3 pads per day. During menstruation, washing perineal area with soap and water (79, 40.20%), clipping of pubic hairs (136, 69%) and taking bath daily (150, 76%) appeared to be satisfactory. About half of the girls felt menstruation is a stressful condition, felt fatigued and was affecting their concentration and results in class. About one fourth of the girls needed to take holiday from school. CONCLUSIONStrengthening of menstrual hygiene programmes targeting school teachers, parents and adolescents is the need of the day in India. Reproductive tract infections and infertility is a major health issue because of poor menstrual hygiene.

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“…[1] In various parts of India, there are several cultural traditions, myths and misconceptions related to menstruation, which make them vulnerable to genital tract infections. According to a study by Mudey et al in Wardha district, India (2010), [2] menstruation is generally considered unclean leading to isolation of the menstruating girls and restrictions imposed on them by the family. In India, certain taboos are followed, for example once the menstruation begins the girl is isolated from participating in day to day activities, first she should take a bath as soon as she wakes up from sleep for which there is a separate place where she has to take a separate mat for sleeping which should be washed every day.…”

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Socio Cultural Taboos and Restrictions during Menstruation followed by School going Adolescent Girls in a Semi Urban Area of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Hossain¹,

Sen²

2017

JPPCM

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Objective: With this background the present study was designed as an attempt to unfurl the taboos related to menstruation prevalent amongst school going adolescent girls in a rural area. Methods: The present study was conducted among girl's middle and high schools of Achrol village which is a rural field practice area (RHTC) of NIMS. Study population included all adolescent school going girls of 10-19 years age group residing in Achrol vilage, Jaipur. Results:The study concluded that out of the 400 girls selected for the study, 325 were not allowed to enter the kitchen or cook food during menstruation. A majority i.e. 85% of the adolescent girls were not allowed to touch the pickle jar. Conclusion: It was concluded that unless the myths, misconceptions and customs which go against the girl child are changed it will be difficult to improve the nutritional, health, economic and social status of the girls.

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A Cross-sectional Study on Awareness Regarding Safe and Hygienic Practices amongst School Going Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Wardha District, India

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A cross sectional study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards menstrual cycle and its problems: a comparative study of government and non-government adolescent school girls

A cross sectional study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards menstrual cycle and its problems: a comparative study of government and non-government adolescent school girls

Menstrual Hygiene- Knowledge and Practice Among Adolescent School Girls in Rural Areas of Punjab

Socio Cultural Taboos and Restrictions during Menstruation followed by School going Adolescent Girls in a Semi Urban Area of Jaipur, Rajasthan

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