Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls
International Journal of Development Research
Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls
Received 07th May, 2019; Received in revised form 19th June, 2019; Accepted 19th July, 2019; Published online 30th August, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Nasiba Abdullaeva. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background: Menstruation is the normal biological process and a key sign of reproductive health. Unfortunately, the taboo surrounding menstruation prevents women from articulating their needs. Thee is lack of awareness on the process of menstruation and hygienic management of the same. So the problems of poor menstrual hygiene persists in the society. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of selected schools in Amritsar. A total of 60 adolescent girls of age group 13 to 17 yrs. were included. Data is collected through self structured questionnaire and checklist. Purposive sampling technique is used to collect data. Result: Results revealed out of 60 adolescent girls, 16.66% were having good knowledge, 51.6% were having average knowledge and 31.6% were having below average knowledge. In case of practice, 61.6% had good practice and 38.3% had poor practice regarding menstrual hygiene. Conclusion: It is concluded that the high percentage of adults have average knowledge about menstrual hygiene and show good hygienic practices.
