Title of article: a cross sectional study on menstruation and menstrual hygiene among medical students of Valsad, Gujarat

Patel, Hinaben R.; Patel, Ravi R

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20164331

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“…In contrast to the findings of the current study, some studies of women of reproductive age (Astuti et al, 2021;Budhathoki et al, 2018;Kumar et al, 2017;Patel, 2016;Varghese et al, 2015)medical students, and adolescent girls in India show that the majority women and girls used disposable sanitary napkins during menstruation instead of unhygienic rags and old clothes, tissue paper, or cotton/wool pieces. The possible reasons for this difference are that the women in those studies had good knowledge about MHM and financial capacity to buy sanitary napkins.…”

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Exploring Knowledge and Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Bihari Women In The Geneva Camp In Bangladesh

Huda

Hossain

Mohsin

et al. 2022

women midwives & midwifery

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Background: Research into menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has been mainly based on menstruation-related knowledge and practices of women and girls in the mainstream Bangladeshi society; socially disadvantaged groups, such as the Bihari refugee women, have largely been ignored. Purpose: This study aims to assess knowledge and practices about MHM among Bihari women in the Mohammadpur Geneva Camp in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: In 2017, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among Bihari women and girls by the trained interviewers using a structured questionnaire. The purposive sampling was applied to select 160 Bihari women aged between 15 and 49. Data were entered, cleaned, and analysed using SPSS software. Both univariate and bivariate analyses were undertaken to examine knowledge and MHM-related practices with a significance level of p<0.01. Results: Overall, most women (59.4%) had low knowledge about menstruation. More than one-quarter (27.0%) used disposable sanitary napkins. The Bihari women who did not use sanitary pads (73%) reported that they used old disposable clothes (59.83%), reusable cloths (25.64%), cotton (9.40%), or toilet tissue paper (4.27%). Around two-thirds of the women (68.0%) performed special baths and 36.9% followed socio-cultural taboos during menstruation. The bivariate analyses revealed that higher menstruation knowledge was associated with higher use of disposable sanitary napkins (low knowledge: 18.9%, high knowledge: 38.5%; p<0.01). Conclusions: The findings suggest that it is imperative for Bihari women to have adequate and appropriate menstruation knowledge so that they can maintain good menstrual hygiene practices. The findings highlight challenges experienced by the refugee women in maintaining MHM and can be used to improve women’s reproductive health and well-being and reduce the risk of reproductive tract infections (RTI) among socially disadvantaged women.

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Exploring Knowledge and Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Bihari Women In The Geneva Camp In Bangladesh

Huda

Hossain

Mohsin

et al. 2022

women midwives & midwifery

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“…This result contrasts with the findings of some other studies, such as. the ones conducted in Nagpur (mean age at menarche 12.85 0.8 years) (Thakre et al, 2011), Egypt (mean age at menarche 12.49 1.2 years) (Abdelmoty et al, 2015), and Gujrat among medical female students (mean age at menarche 14.5 years) (Patel & Patel, 2016). Many girls (76.2%) in the rural campuses had more restrictions during menstruation than in the urban campuses (61.9%).…”

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Association Between Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Exposure to Risk of RH Problems among the Female Students of College Level in Surkhet

Khanal,

Devkota

2021

Educ. & Dev.

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The goal of this cross-sectional study, carried out in two constituent campuses of Surkhet, was to explore an association between menstrual hygiene practice and exposure to RH risk among female students. Stratified sampling was applied to recruiting 282 female students for this study. For data collection, a self-administrative questionnaire was conducted. The majority of the respondents in this study were between the ages of 19 and 24, the upper-caste Hindus, married and unemployed. The study found that the average age of the menarche among rural and urban female students of the selected campuses was 13.73 years. It was found that many girls in rural campuses faced restrictions during menstruation. Disposable sanitary pads were commonly utilized by them. Reproductive health problems were more common among the female students in the urban campuses, including genital itching, urinary tract infections, and menstrual problems. The computed relative risk of restricting the practice, bathing once a day, and utilizing a sanitary disposal pad was less than 1, indicating that using a sanitary disposal pad minimizes the likelihood of RH problems. The results of the study indicated that those who change absorbents as needed and use homemade pads may have experienced RH problems. Deriving on the results of this study, it is suggested that research and advocacy regarding this issue be raised at campuses.

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“…Similar findings from qualitative investigations claim that a sizable proportion of adolescent females are still uninformed of menstruation by the time they have their first period [ 22 , 25 ]. Despite the wider consistency, a few other studies have suggested that awareness levels before menarche may be higher in some locations with those unaware by menarche remaining as low as 3.6% [ 39 , 40 ].…”

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Menstrual health and hygiene knowledge among post menarche adolescent school girls in urban and rural Tanzania

Njee,

Imeda,

Ali

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Adolescent girls’ capacity to lead healthy lives and perform well in school has been hampered by their lack of awareness about menstruation and the requirements for its hygienic management. Lack of enabling infrastructure, improper menstrual supplies, and limited socioeconomic support for good menstrual health and cleanliness are characteristics of schools in Africa South of the Sahara. We evaluated school-age girls’ knowledge of menstrual hygiene and identified bottlenecks that could affect policy and programming for menstrual health and hygiene. A school-based cross-sectional study involved 8,012 adolescent school girls in the age group of 11–18 years (mean age = 14.9 years). The study evaluated students’ knowledge of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) from the viewpoints of schools and communities using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data was collected using self-administered surveys, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and site observations. Girls’ older age (AOR = 1.62, P 0.001), having a female guardian (AOR = 1.39: P = 001), and having a parent in a formal job (AOR = 1.03: P 0.023) were positively associated with Menstrual health and Hygiene Knowledge. MHH knowledge levels varied significantly between girls attending government (53.3) and non-government schools (50.5%, P = 0.0001), although they were comparable for girls attending rural and urban schools. Only 21% of the study’s schools had at least one instructor who had received training in MHH instruction for students. We have established that the majority of adolescent girls in schools have inadequate knowledge on menstrual health and hygiene, and that school teachers lack the skills to prepare and support young adolescents as they transition into puberty. Concerted actions aimed at building supportive policy are paramount, for school-aged teenagers to learn about and reap the long-term advantages of good menstrual health practices.

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Title of article: a cross sectional study on menstruation and menstrual hygiene among medical students of Valsad, Gujarat

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Exploring Knowledge and Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Bihari Women In The Geneva Camp In Bangladesh

Exploring Knowledge and Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Bihari Women In The Geneva Camp In Bangladesh

Association Between Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Exposure to Risk of RH Problems among the Female Students of College Level in Surkhet

Menstrual health and hygiene knowledge among post menarche adolescent school girls in urban and rural Tanzania

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