Menstrual Hygiene Practices, Social Taboo and Attitude towards it- A Community-based Cross-sectional Study among Young Women in a Rural Area of West Bengal, India
| Autor: | Ferdousi Fahmida Amin, Amrita Samanta, Santanu Ghosh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp LC14-LC21 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2022/52939.16012 |
| Popis: | Introduction: In developing countries like India, awareness about menstrual hygiene is limited among women leading to stigma, restriction of social activities and various menstrual and urogenital ill-health among women. Aim: To find out the menstrual hygiene practices, social taboos and attitude towards it among 15-24 years aged women of a rural area of West Bengal, India. Materials and Methods: This observational descriptive study with cross-sectional design was conducted during SeptemberDecember 2019, among 110 young women in the age group of 15-24 year residing in Amdanga community development block. Multistage sampling technique was adopted and data was collected by interviewing study subjects with a predesigned, pretested and semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software (version 20.0). Proportion and Chi-square test were applied where applicable. The p-value |
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