A Study on Knowledge Regarding Menstruation and Menstrual Hygiene among School Girls of Karad

Background: Menarche is an important milestone in women’s life usually occurring between 12-14 years of age. It reflects the health status of the population as it marks as the beginning of sexual maturation. The adolescent girls usually undergo menarche unprepared and they lack the knowledge of menstruation and also practice poor hygiene. Poor hygiene and inadequate self-care practices have major determinants of morbidities and other complications. Therefore, it is important to spread awareness of menstruation and its proper hygiene practices. Materials and Methods: A community-based survey was conducted among 84 school girls of Karad. Data was collected using a questionnaire including the demographic information of each participant. The duration of study was 6 months. Results: The study revealed that the mean age of menarche was 11.05 years. Out of total participants, 44.05% girls had poor knowledge of menstruation and 35.71% girls had poor hygienic practices during menstruation. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a prevalence of early menarche and it is associated with various factors. The adolescent girls should be made aware about menstruation and its hygiene at an early age. The girls who attained menarche early had a poor knowledge than that of the girls who attained menarche at a normal age.

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Menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent girls in a resettlement colony of Delhi: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20171954 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 1945 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shantanu Sharma ◽

Devika Mehra ◽

Charu Kohli ◽

M. M. Singh

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Multiple Strategies ◽

Hygiene Practices ◽

The Mean ◽

Sanitary Pads ◽

Age Of Menarche

Background: Menarche is an important milestone in the life of a girl which signifies the onset of fertility in a woman. To understand the health consequences and importance of menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent girls, it is important to study the current practices about the same so that future interventions can be planned accordingly.Methods: This study adopted a cross-sectional study design. A total of 85 adolescent girls (10-19 years old) were interviewed by the investigator over a period of 3 months (Jan-Mar 2015). Data were analyzed using the software SPSS version 17.Results: Out of 85 adolescent girls studied, the majority was between 15 to 19 years. In our study 71(83.5%) out of 85 adolescent girls had already started their menstruation. The mean (±SD) age of menarche in the study subjects was 11.4±5.3 years. Around 33 out of 71 (46.4%) girls practiced different restrictions during menstruation. Out of 71 (85.9%) girls used sanitary pads during menstruation. In cases of reused cloth, the place of its drying was observed, responses stated were; outside the house in sunlight in 1 (5.8%) girl, 14 (82.2%) dried them inside the house, and 2 (11.7%) girls dried them outside in a dark place.Conclusions: It is imperative to strengthen the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) programs of the country and have a greater outreach. Multiple strategies need to be used to address this such as education on reproductive health and menstruation provided in schools, media campaign’s and improving water and sanitation for improving school retention of adolescent girls and their overall health.

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GAMBARAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DAN PRAKTIK MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PADA SISWI SDN 4 PACARKEMBANG SURABAYA

Jurnal PROMKES ◽

10.20473/jpk.v6.i2.2018.142-154 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 142

Author(s):

Teresina Ika Pertiwi

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Survey Method ◽

Know How ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Hygiene Behavior ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

School Girls ◽

Age Of Menarche ◽

Score Range

Abstract: Adolescence is an important period to develop their first decade of life. At this age, an adolescent girl begins to get their first menstrual period (menarche). After getting menstruation, adolescent girls need to know how to maintain their reproductive health. One effort that can be done to take care of the reproductive health has adopted the behavior of menstrual hygiene. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge of elementary school girls about reproductive health and menstrual hygiene behavior in the period of menarche. The population of this study was all students grades 5 and 6 at SDN 4 Pacarkembang Surabaya and already through menarche. This study has 30 samples and the method of data collection conducted by survey method using a questionnaire with closed questions. The variables are categorized into three categories: good knowledge level if the score range between 76-100%, the level of knowledge sufficient if the range between 56-75% and the level of knowledge is deficient when the score <56%. Variable action using the same category as the level of knowledge. The average age of menarche here is 11-12 years old. All of the respondents had got information about health reproduction and menstruation. Most respondents had heard that information from their mother. But the majority of respondents have “less” knowledge (53.33%) about health reproduction. For the practice of menstrual hygiene, respondents had the moderate level. Keyword: health reproduction, menstrual hygiene, adolescence, menarche AbstrakMasa remaja menjadi waktu yang sangat penting untuk membangun perkembangan mereka dalam dekade pertama kehidupan. Pada usia ini, remaja putri mulai mendapatkan menstruasi pertamanya (menarche). Setelah mendapatkan haid, remaja putri perlu mengetahui cara menjaga kesehatan reproduksinya. Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk menjaga kesehatan reproduksi adalah dengan menerapkan praktik menstrual hygiene. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan remaja putri sekolah dasar mengenai kesehatan reproduksi dan praktik menstrual hygiene pada periode menarche. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswi kelas 5 dan 6 yang sudah melalui masa menarche di SDN 4 Pacarkembang Surabaya. Jumlah sampel yang digunakan adalah sejumlah 30 sampel. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dan menggunakan total populasi sebagai responden. Cara pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode survei menggunakan instrumen kuesioner dengan pertanyaan tertutup. Variabel dikategorikan menjadi tiga kategori yaitu tingkat pengetahuan baik apabila skor 76-100%, tingkat pengetahuan cukup apabila skor 56-75%, dan tingkat pengetahuan kurang apabila skor <56%. Variabel tindakan menggunakan kategori serupa dengan tingkat pengetahuan. Hasil rata-rata usia menarche responden adalah usia 11 sampai dengan 12 tahun. Hampir seluruh responden sudah mendapatkan informasi terkait menstrual hygiene sebelum responden mengalami menarche dari orang tua perempuan responden. Namun sebagian besar responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan yang kurang (53.33%) dan perilaku menstrual hygiene responden sudah cukup baik (60.0%).Keyword: kesehatan reproduksi, menstrual hygiene, remaja, menarche

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An epidemiological study of menstrual hygiene practices in school going adolescent girls from urban slums of Nalgonda, Telangana

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195853 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 196

Author(s):

Jyothi Veleshala ◽

Varun M. Malhotra ◽

Suresh J. Thomas ◽

Kondagunta Nagaraj

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Educational Status ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Female Teacher ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

School Girls ◽

The Mean ◽

Sanitary Pads

Background: Reproductive health of adolescent girls is crucial as it determines the health of future generations. School girls when experiencing menarche find themselves in a setting without water, toilets or a supportive female teacher to explain the changes happening in their body. Hence, the present study was conducted to assess knowledge and practices about menstruation in adolescent school girls of an urban slum and to find some socio-demographic determinants of menstrual hygiene.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 6th to 10th class school going adolescent girls from an urban slum of Telangana state. A total of 300 girls participated.Results: The mean age of the students was 11.9±3.3 years. The mean age at menarche was 13.09 (95% CI: 12.07–14.11). 25.3% had acquired prior knowledge about attaining menarche. For majority (74.2%) the knowledge was imparted by their mothers. 96.9% of school girls used sanitary pads. Significant association observed between educational status and employment status of mother and usage of sanitary pads by respondent. Almost 90% of the young women faced physical complaints or health problems during menstruation. Majority (94.3%) had religious restrictions on them during the menstruation.Conclusions: Menstrual hygiene is an issue which needs to be addressed to all adolescents, with special emphasis in slum area. Lack of awareness is a roadblock in adopting safe and hygienic menstrual practices. More emphasis should be given on improving adolescent literacy for achieving hygienic menstrual practices.

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Knowledge and menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent school girls in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-019-7973-9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Zelalem Belayneh ◽

Birhanie Mekuriaw

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Hygiene Practice ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Hygienic Practice ◽

School Girls

Abstract Background Menstruation is a normal physiological process of females at their reproductive age. However, it is surrounded with social taboos and supernatural beliefs. The poor knowledge and understanding of menstruation may lead to unsafe hygienic practice that intern increases the risk of reproductive and genito-urinary tract infections, cervical cancer, school drop-out, poor academic performance and overall poor quality of life. Despite such clinical and academic effects, the knowledge and hygienic practice of adolescent girls towards menstruation is not well addressed in Ethiopia, particularly among school adolescent girls. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent school girls in southern Ethiopia. Methods This was an institutional based cross-sectional study conducted at Gedeo zone high schools among 791 randomly selected adolescent girls using multi stage sampling technique. Data were collected using interviewer administered questionnaire. The collected data were entered to EPI-INFO (soft ware) and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Bivariable and multivariable logistics analyses were computed to identify factors associated with the poor menstrual hygienic practice. During bi-variable analysis, variables with P-values of less than 0.25 were entered to multivariable model for further analysis. In the final model, P-value of less than 0.05 was used as a base to identify factors having a statistically significant association with poor menstrual hygiene practice at corresponding 95% confidence interval. Result From a total of 791 adolescent girls participated in this study, 68.3% had poor knowledge of menstruation. About 48.1% of school girls used absorbent materials, and 69.5% clean their external genitalia. Generally, 60.3% of girls had poor menstrual hygienic practice. Age less than 15 years [OR = 1.71:95% CI (1.22, 2.39)], longer days of menstrual flow [OR = 2.51:95% CI (1.66, 3.80)] and poor knowledge of menses [OR = 1.48:95% CI (1.04, 2.1)] had a significantly associated with poor menstrual hygiene practice. Conclusion Majority of adolescent school girls had poor knowledge regarding menstruation and their hygienic practices are incorrect. This demonstrates a need to design acceptable awareness creation and advocacy programs to improve the knowledge and promote safe hygienic practice of adolescent school girls during menstruation.

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Menstrual Hygiene Practices among Adolescent School Girls in Pakistan

ANNALS of JINNAH SINDH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY ◽

10.46663/ajsmu.v6i2.44-49 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 44-49

Author(s):

Naveed Mansoori ◽

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Hiba Tanweer ◽

Imtiaz Ahmed ◽

Abdullah . ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Hygiene Practices ◽

School Girls

Objectives: To evaluate menstrual hygiene practices among teenage girls and to compare menstrual hygiene practices among secondary and higher secondary school girls in Pakistan Methodology: A cross-sectional study of adolescent girls (grades 9 to 12) from different secondary and higher secondary schools across Pakistan was conducted between November 2017 and September 2018. A pre-tested and standardized questionnaire was administered using a non-probability sampling technique. The menstrual hygiene practices were evaluated and comparisons were made between secondary and higher secondary school girls about these practices. Data was analysed using SPSS version 22. P-value < 0.05 was set for being statistically significant. Results: Out of a total of 2,000 adolescent girls, an equal number of adolescent girls (n=1,000) were chosen from secondary and higher secondary schools. The mean menarchal age was 12.5 ± 1.2 years. Majority of the participants (63.6%) belonged to public sector schools and (71.3%) responded that menstrual blood comes from the womb. One in five (19.3%) girls missed 2 days/month of school due to pain (54.5%). Two-thirds (68.6%) of the participants were using sanitary pads and one of three changed their pads three times/day, and forty-six percent of the girls were unable to carry out daily activities due to menstrual period. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) association was observed between knowledge of menstruation among secondary and higher secondary school girls. Conclusion: The study showed that menstrual hygiene was understood well among young girls. However, a substantial association was noted between secondary and higher secondary school girls’ hygiene practices.

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A comparative study of knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among private and government schools of Jaipur city

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193608 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (9) ◽

pp. 3689

Author(s):

Nikita Sharma ◽

K. K. Meena ◽

Kusum Gaur ◽

Dharmesh Sharma

Keyword(s):

Private Schools ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Private School ◽

Community Based ◽

Government School ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

School Girls ◽

Knowledge And Practice ◽

The Difference ◽

Jaipur City

Background: Menstruation is a normal physiological process to the females but sometimes it is considered as unclean phenomenon in the society. Hence this community based study was carried out with the objective to assess the difference in level of knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among school going adolescent girls of government and private school.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2017 to April 2018 to find out the difference in prevailing knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene between private and government school going adolescent girls of Jaipur city. Data were collected by the predesigned and pretested structured questionnaire.Results: 87.57% girls from private schools were aware of menstruation prior to attainment of menarche. The difference in knowledge regarding menstruation in students of private and government school was significant. More than three fourth of the participants (76.95%) were from private school use sanitary pad.Conclusions: Knowledge and practice regarding menstruation was better in private school girls as compared to those of government school. Significantly more number of girls in the private schools was using sanitary pads as compared to government school girls.

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Menstrual Hygiene Practices of Adolescent Girls in Rural Maharashtra

Indian Journal of Gender Studies ◽

10.1177/0971521520974879 ◽

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.

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The Study on Age of Menarche in Girls in the Buldana District of Maharashtra

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance ◽

10.25258/ijpqa.11.2.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (02) ◽

pp. 205-207

Author(s):

Vaibhav Suresh Adhao ◽

Raju Ramesh Thenge ◽

Prashan Vishnu Ajmire

Keyword(s):

Food Habit ◽

Residential Area ◽

School Education ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Late Type ◽

Residential Status ◽

Early Menarche ◽

School Girls ◽

The Mean ◽

Age Of Menarche

The present study was designed to determine the age at which menarche occurs among school girls in Buldana district of Maharashtra state, India. A survey was conducted among 488 girls by writing the questionnaire from schools in the selected area. Respondents completed a questionnaire that recorded age at first menstruation by the recall, residential status, type of education, and diet/food habit. The mean age at menarche was 13.44 ± 0.75 years. Most girls (72.95%) of the respondents were found of normal age menarche (12–14 years), 27.05% of late-type menarche (> 14 years), and 0% were of early menarche (less than 12 years). Our study suggests an influence of school education, residential area, and diet/food habit on menarcheal age.

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Menstrual Hygiene Practices among Adolescent Girls

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.l3270.1081219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 364-366

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Hygiene Practices ◽

Cycle Plays

The menstruation cycle plays a major role in every women’s life, with this periodic cycle she undergoes a lot of stress and strains due to her mental and physiological balancing issues, because of the hormone changes. By the time of menstruation, she seeks some comfort with her, for this the sanitary napkins ran a greater part by avoiding the leakages of blood contaminant in her cloths. Some of the pads having wings or flaps that fold over the sides of underwear to protect against from leaks and stains. Also in some rural areas the women’s not much aware of maintaining the menstruation hygiene, they are using some rectangular fabric and can be washed then reused. In the hygiene part of menstruation women are unaware of determining the whole imbalance activities of maintaining cleanliness.

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