KAP STUDY ON MENSTRUATION AND MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG COLLEGE GIRLS - A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
| Autor: | Sunil Nayak, Mitali G. Patel, Darshan K. Mahyavanshi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies. 3 |
| ISSN: | 2589-8698 2589-868X |
| DOI: | 10.32553/ijmbs.v3i9.577 |
| Popis: | Background: In many developing countries, a culture of silence surrounds the topic of menstruation and related issues; as results many young girls having lack of appropriate and sufficient information regarding menstrual hygiene. This may result in incorrect and unhealthy behavior during their menstrual periods. Objectives: To assess knowledge, belief, ideas, sources of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among girls of GMERS Medical College, Valsad. Methods: It is a cross sectional study conducted in GMERS Medical College, Valsad. The sample size was 203 girls (1styr-61 girls, IIndyr – 82 girls, IIIrdyr – 60 girls) all girls those were present on the day of study were included in study sample. Data was collected by pre-designed Questionnaire. The obtained data was analyzed by using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science), Chi- Square test was used to associate various findings. Results: During our study, we found that 84% girls had knowledge about menstruation before they experienced first and Mother was found to be the main source of information. Most of girls religious activities were restricted during periods in both Hindus (73%) and Muslims (90%) religion.86.7% girls use sanitary napkins where as 13.3% girls use clothes and reuse them. Conclusion: Menstrual hygiene is a vital aspect of health education for girls. Significantly more number of girls in the urban area was using commercially available sanitary pads as compare to the rural girls. For improvement of menstrual hygiene, sanitary napkins should be made universally available and at affordable cost. Key words: Menstrual hygiene, Sanitary napkin, Reproductive health, College girls, Myths. |
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