scholarly journals A Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Teenage Girls in and Around Anantapur Town

2021 ◽  
pp. 205-214
Author(s):  
Thamineni Rajavardhana ◽  
L. Reddanna ◽  
J. T. Rudra ◽  
M. G. Rajanandh ◽  
V. Sreedhar
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
The Body ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Inaccurate Information ◽  
Menstrual Flow ◽  
Sanitary Products

Menstrual hygiene is defined as the principle of maintaining the cleanliness of the body during menstrual flow. It requires basic facilities such as appropriate clothes, soakage material, water, soap, and toilet facilities with privacy. Many studies have revealed that most adolescent girls had incomplete and inaccurate information about menstrual hygiene and physiology. It also revealed that mothers, television, friends, teachers, and relatives were the main sources that provided information on menstruation to adolescent girls. In our study, most of the girls belong to the age group of 15 – 17 that is 448 participants are from that age group which comprises about 89% and they mostly belong to intermediate which is around 442 students (88.4%). 90.6% of the girls knew that menstruation occurs only in females and 88% of the girls aware that the best sanitary products are pads and only 39.6% of girls knew about menstruation before menarche. It was observed that only 37.2% of girls knew that infection would occur if they don’t clean their vagina regularly during their menstruation. Maximum that is 304 (60.8%) girls responded for dysmenorrhoea in the present study. The majority of these responses were in the age group of 13–15 years. the knowledge on menstruation and menstrual hygiene was found to be unsatisfactory although the practices were noted to be good. The majority of girls attained menarche in the study. Menstrual hygiene is an issue that needs to be addressed at all levels. In our study majority of the mothers were found to be illiterates, as mothers are the first informant to the majority of adolescent girls the health education actives can be extended to the mothers to improve awareness.

scholarly journals Challenges Faced By Girl Child Aged Between 9-18 Years In Menstrual Hygiene In Schools. A Cross-Sectional Study of Ogur Sub-County, Lira District Uganda.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Franco Aluma ◽  
Ambrose Ongom
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene Management ◽  
Hygiene Management ◽  
Menstrual Health

Background: Menstruation is a naturally occurring physiological phenomenon in adolescent girls and pre-menopausal women. menstrual hygiene management ( MHM) is the practice that involves women and adolescent girls using clean menstrual management materials to absorb or collect blood that can be changed in privacy as often as necessary for the duration of the menstruation period, using soap and water for washing the body as required and access to the facilities off used menstrual management materials. Method: The research study employed quantitative and simple random sampling techniques from various strata and was carried out for one week from 17th November 2020 to 24th November 2020. A total of 30 pupils were selected, Data was collected on a data collection tool and information was presented using descriptive statics in form of tables, pie charts, and graphs. Results: The overall results showed in the age group between 14-16 years which had 10(52.6%) the least which had 1(5.2%), of the girls who faced challenges in menstrual hygiene management during school period. Conclusion: The high percentage of girls who faced challenges in menstrual hygiene management in school was due unavailability of menstrual hygiene facilities in Ogur primary school and the lack of continuous menstrual health education among girls. Recommendation: There is a need for menstrual health education among girl children, and provision of required menstrual hygiene facilities at school, public awareness on health-seeking behaviors and hygiene to reduce infections on girl children during their menstruation period. I also recommend further studies to be done in this area to evaluate the current challenges of poor menstrual hygiene among girl children in school.

Menstrual Hygiene Practices of Adolescent Girls in Rural Maharashtra

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Sumit Aggarwal ◽  
Deepti Ambalkar ◽  
Jayaprakasam Madhumathi ◽  
Vijay Badge ◽  
Arun Humne
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Personal Interview ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Sanitary Products ◽  
Sanitary Pads ◽  
The Right

Menstrual practices of adolescent girls in rural parts of India are greatly influenced by taboos and socio-cultural beliefs. In this study, the menstrual hygiene practices and beliefs of 122 adolescent girls between the ages of 13 and 19 years from rural Maharashtra were evaluated by personal interview and questionnaires. None of the girls had the right scientific knowledge about menstruation and were isolated during menstruation. They used cloth or home-made sanitary pads and were at risk of infections. There is a dire need for knowledge dissemination among school children and their families, increased awareness of menstrual hygiene and access to the requisite sanitary products in rural areas.

scholarly journals Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of rural field practice area of RIMS, Raipur (C. G.), India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neerja Agarwal ◽  
Nutan Soni ◽  
S. P. Singh ◽  
G. P. Soni
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
External Genitalia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Inaccurate Information ◽  
Field Practice

Background: Adolescent age group among girls have been recognized as a special period which signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Menstruation is generally considered as unclean in the Indian society. Most of the adolescent girls had incomplete and inaccurate information about the menstrual physiology and hygiene as reported by many Indian studies. Very few authors have included the detailed aspects of the menstrual practices among adolescent girls.Methods: The current Community based cross sectional study was conducted by department of obstetrics and Gynaecology in connection with department of community medicine, Raipur Institute of Medical Science, Raipur (C.G), India. Among the adolescent school going girls in the field practice area of the Rural Health Unit and Training Centre during study period of 6 month from July 2017 to December 2017. 263 girls from the above mentioned schools, of the 8th and 9th standards, were selected for the study.Results: Majority of the school going adolescent girls belongs to 13 and 14 year of age. 50.95% , 21.67% and 12.93% girls reported that they had their menarche at the age of 13 year, 12 year and 14 year respectively. Majority of the girls were using cloth (49.81%) and only 17.87% were using sanitary napkins. Cleaning of external genitalia was not satisfactory in 32.70% of the girls. Only 58.17% girls used both soap and water for cleaning the genitalia. Pain in abdomen (59.70%) was found to be the most frequent complaint during menstruation.Conclusions: Knowledge on menstruation is sub-optimal and the practices are unacceptable for proper hygiene among study subjects. Menstrual hygiene is an important issue needs to be ensured.

scholarly journals Knowledge on Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls Studying in Grade 8-10 in Private School of Dailekh District, Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-31
Author(s):  
Harikala Thapa ◽  
Madan Kumar Oli ◽  
Saroj Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Private School ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Pubertal Development ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Menstrual Blood ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Grade 8

Background: Adolescence is a significant period in the life of a woman. The beginning of menstruation represents the girls' mild stone of pubertal development or maturity. Good menstrual hygiene is crucial for health. Lack of proper menstrual hygiene in adolescent period can have an effect on their health. (Abisola Monisola Oladimeji, 2014) Menstrual health issue has remained in dark for a longer period of time in Nepal. Lack of proper education and socio cultural barriers has led to knowledge gap on menstrual hygiene and health amongst adolescent female in Nepal. Objective: The main objective of the study was to assess the knowledge on menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls studying in grade 8 to 10. Methodology: This study was conducted in Nayaran Municipality, Dailekh. Study design was descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population was adolescent girls studying in grades 8 to 10 in selected private schools of Dailekh district, Nepal. The sample size in this study was 173 subjects. Data was taken by self-administered questionnaires. Data analysis was done by SPSS, version 21.0. Major Finding: Only 40.6% of respondents had good knowledge on ideal time to change absorbent. 75.8 % respondents were aware of the importance of bathing during menstruation. Around 83.9 % respondents had good knowledge on significance of using clean clothes during menstruation and more than 88 % respondents had good knowledge on menstrual blood. 40% responded that menstrual blood is unhygienic. Out of five menstrual hygiene related questions, good knowledge was found among 48 % respondents while 52 % had poor knowledge. 10-19 age-group girls had good knowledge on menstrual hygiene than 10-15 years age group. Students of grade 10 had better knowledge among the respondents. Hindu girls had more knowledge than girls of other religion. Similarly, respondents from nuclear family had better knowledge than those of joint family. Higher the monthly income of family, better the knowledge about menstrual hygiene was observed. Girls of parents having higher secondary level education had better knowledge on menstrual hygiene than illiterate, primary and secondary level educated parents.

scholarly journals AN ONLINE SURVEY STUDY ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND ITS UTILIZATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 162-168
Author(s):  
P. Yasotha ◽  
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P. Kiruthika ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Sanitary Napkin ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Product Preference

Sanitary napkin is an important aspect of the menstrual management for women and adolescent girls between menarche and menopause. It is an important issue concerning women and girls in the menstruating age group, access to menstrual hygiene products. A questionnaire was prepared focusing on sanitary napkin usage method, problems faced and future product preference on the brands that are available in the market. The colleges going teen age girls having the age between 17 to 25 were selected as the respondents. The prepared questionnaire was transformed into Google form to facilitate the online survey. These forms where shared from the Goole drive and the responses were recorded as result.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of government school of Jabalpur and impact of health education on menstrual hygiene

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-206
Author(s):  
Dr. Preeti Singh ◽  
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Dr. Monica Lazarus ◽  
Dr. S Priyadarshini ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Government School ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Audiovisual Aids ◽  
Health Education Programme ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: India is a developing country, it has made advancements in every field, but stillmenstruation is a topic of social taboo in many rural and suburban parts of the country, as peoplefeel shy and difficult to discuss it openly, even mothers, sisters and teachers are not able to providecorrect information regarding menstruation physiology and its hygiene. Objective: To educateadolescent girls and assess the impact of health education on them. Methods: About 400adolescent girls aged 11-19 years from 3 government schools of Jabalpur were interviewed using apretested and predesigned questionnaire in the local language. Health education regarding hygienicpractices during menstruation was given through audiovisual aids after filling out the questionnaire.Results: out of 400 girls,291(72%) girls already knew that menstruation is a physiological processwhich increased significantly to 307(76.8%). Knowledge was poor about the source and type ofbleed; only 99 (24.8%) knew that the original was the uterus. Only 59(14.8%)girls were usingsanitary napkins. In contrast, most of them were using old cloth265(66.3%)of which 86.3% werewashing it with soap and water, and 67.3% used to dry them inside their houses, which increasedsignificantly after imparting health education to 99%and decreased to 6% respectively. Conclusion:The result of this study indicates that there is a need for the establishment of a comprehensiveschool health education programme with solid familial input. Teachers should be trained to providehealth education about menstruation, its physiology and correct hygienic practices, as theadolescent girls will turn into mothers one day.

scholarly journals Reproductive and sexual health knowledge along with menstrual hygiene practices among late adolescent girls 15-19 years in an urban slum

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1847
Author(s):  
Mayuri Verma ◽  
Yasmeen K. Kazi ◽  
Sudam R. Suryawanshi
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
The Body ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Reproductive Tract Infections ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Tract Infections

Background: Many biological changes occur in the body of girls during the adolescent period. Menstruation, an important natural process, is linked with several perceptions and practices which may result in adverse health outcome.Methods: The study was conducted among late adolescent girls in the age group of 15-19 years. Details of their socio demographic profile, knowledge about growing up changes, menstruation, pregnancy and contraception, Reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. Their source of information regarding the same was also enquired into. Their menstrual hygiene practices were also asked in detail.Results: The girls in this study were mostly Hindus, around 16 years of age, belonged to nuclear families, lived in pukka houses, only half of them had a sanitary latrine in their house, and majority of the girls had their mother’s educated up to middle school. Knowledge about puberty, especially physical changes was better than that about conception, pregnancy and contraception and STI/RTI and HIV. However, adequate menstrual hygiene was practiced only by a few of them. Girls who had symptoms related to RTI/STI were seen to have poor knowledge.Conclusions: Importance of focusing on menstrual hygiene and reproductive health among adolescent girls, should start early and should be regularly reinforced to minimize the risk of infections.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Body Shaming terhadap Kecenderungan Anorexia Nervosa pada Remaja Perempuan di Surabaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-217
Author(s):  
Tri Indah Sari ◽  
Rezkiyah Rosyidah
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
The Body ◽  
Thin Body ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
The City ◽  
Analyze Data

ABSTRACTThere are many dramatic changes in adolescence, one of them is the physical changes in which adolescent girls are less satisfied with their bodies due to increased amount of fat. There is an assumption that having a thin body will be easier to adapt to the social environment, influencing adolescents in making a decision to go on a diet even though it causes a tendency to anorexia nervosa. This research was conducted to knowing the effect of body shaming on the tendency of anorexia nervosa in adolescent girls in Surabaya. This study uses a quantitative approach where the respondents in this study were adolescent girls who experienced the tendency of anorexia nervosa in the city of Surabaya with a total of 349 respondents. The instruments in this study were the body shaming scale and the tendency scale for anorexia nervosa. This study used to simple linear regression test to analyze data (with SPSS 24 for windows program). The results of the study show the value of F = 54.172; P = 0.00, and R = 0.135. This means that there is an effect of body shaming on the tendency of anorexia nervosa in teenage girls in Surabaya.  ABSTRAK Banyak perubahan dramatis di usia remaja, salah satunya adalah perubahan fisik dimana remaja perempuan kurang puas dengan tubuhnya terkait dengan meningkatnya jumlah lemak. Adanya anggapan bahwa memiliki tubuh kurus akan lebih mudah beradaptasi dengan lingkungan sosial, mempengaruhi remaja dalam mengambil suatu keputusan untuk melakukan diet meskipun menimbulkan kecenderungan anorexia nervosa. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh body shaming terhadap kecenderungan anorexia nervosa pada remaja perempuan di Surabaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dimana responden dalam penelitian ini adalah remaja perempuan yang mengalami kecenderungan anorexia nervosa di kota Surabaya dengan jumlah 349 responden. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini adalah skala body shaming dan skala kecenderungan anorexia nervosa. Analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah uji regresi linier sederhana dengan bantuan program SPSS 24 for windows dimana hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai F = 54,172; P = 0,00, dan R = 0,135. Artinya terdapat pengaruh body shaming terhadap kecenderungan anorexia nervosa pada remaja perempuan di Surabaya.

scholarly journals CLINICAL PROFILE OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN RURAL SOUTH INDIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
NULAKATHATI VANI ◽  
NISHADHAM SRAVANI ◽  
THIPPESWAMY RAMYA ◽  
MOHANRAJ RATHINAVELU ◽  
MEKALA JYOTHI SUCHITRA
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Menstrual Disorder ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Ethical Clearance

Objective: The purpose of the six months observational study is to evaluate the gynaecological problems of the adolescent girls, attending the gynaecological outpatient department of a secondary care referral healthcare facility in rural south India. Methods: After ethical clearance, adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 y having gynaecological problems, who had experienced at least 3 consecutive menstrual cycles, and who showed willingness towards study were included; and adolescent girls in 10-19 y age group having a pregnancy and its complications were excluded. Results: Out of 161 adolescent girls, 46.01% belong to late adolescence with more distribution of gynaecological problems. The gynaecological problems majorly observed were menstrual disorder 59.63%, abdominal pain (11.18%), white discharge per vagina (9.94%), and 8.07% of heavy menstrual bleeding. The menstrual disorder complained with amenorrhea 40.63%, polymenorrhea 18.75%, and menorrhagia 16.67%. In our study, 26.09% and 32.3% of adolescent girls were anaemic and underweight, respectively. Conclusion: In conclusion, our study showcased evidently that young adolescent girls are at higher risk of both gynaecological problems and menses disorders in the rural setting; for whom more amount of awareness to be parented and education of menstrual hygiene and hemodynamic effects has to be culminated through health education, for a future healthier nation.

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