Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In India, when it comes to menstruation of women or adolescent girls there are lot of factors like physiological, social and economical that influences the behavior and thought process to how most Indians react to menstrual cycle and its hygiene.Given these circumstances many women and adolescent girls are not aware how to manage menstruation like using a clean menstrual management material to absorb or collect menstrual blood, understand the importance of keeping the body clean and the disposal of used menstrual material.The aim of the study was to assess understanding of menstrual hygiene amongst adolescent girls of the urban regions that are in the age group of 18 -22 years in light of the physiological changes that occur during menstrual cycles and how they manage the menstrual cycle and its related hygiene given the social aspects in a typical Indian context.A survey was conducted amongst adolescent girls of Anwarul Uloom College, Hyderabad from the total sample group of 150 adolescent girls to gather information regarding awareness of menstrual hygiene using a questionnaire and interaction/discussion with the targeted group using illustrative brochures.Thus, it was concluded from our study that urban adolescent girls were seemingly well aware about menstruation and derived this awareness from their mothers prior to attainment of menarche, there is good usage of hygienic sanitary pads amongst the targeted group and most of the girls believed menstrual hygiene like keeping oneself clean, changing cloths, or taking bath and the menstrual waste management is very important factors.I.
Author: Yasmeen Fatima
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2810722727