Overview of menstrual hygiene management and other risk factors concerning bacterial vaginosis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background Bangladesh is a developing nation where, for a variety of reasons, adequate female reproductive health is not maintained. Bangladeshi women are plagued by a variety of nations and a variety assortment of reproductive tract disorders plague a variety of reproductive tract disorders plagues Bangladeshi women. Method The study employed a one-year cross-sectional design, combining a quantitative participatory approach. It was conducted at two healthcare facilities, AK Memorial Hospital in Maona, Gazipur, and Lubana General Hospital & Uttara Cardiac Center, involving 244 voluntary participants. Among them, 153 women meeting specific inclusion criteria (reproductive and menopausal age, BV diagnosis) were selected, while those with a negative BV diagnosis were excluded. Data collection primarily occurred in the outpatient department, with participants covering a wide age range and diverse socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Result 65.4% of the BV-positive women were married. It was observed that married women were more susceptible to BV than unmarried women. The study also revealed that poor menstrual hygiene was the leading cause of BV. Around 81% of women had poor menstrual hygiene, whereas 68% of them changed their absorbents than once or twice a day. However, of women (43%) utilized cloudified things, and operated absorbents.
Source: Discover Public Health
Institution: Birmingham City University
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407859373