Background: Menstrual Hygiene is an issue that every girl and woman has to deal with once she enters adolescence. Adolescence in girls signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Menstruation is a biological event imbued with social, cultural and personal significance. Hence this study was done with the objective to assess the menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent girls in rural Mandya district. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out among adolescent girls in schools coming under Bellur field practice area. A total of 257 adolescent girls formed the sample size. A pre tested semi structured questionnaire was used for collection of data. Data was entered in MS EXCEL and was analyzed, using percentages and chi square test. Results: Among 257 adolescent girls, Government school children constituted 44.4% and private school children of 55.6%. 85.6% of them had heard about menstrual hygiene. 72.8 % were using sanitary pads during menstruation. 36.2% were following burial method to dispose sanitary pads. 48.5% of them had good practice scores, 44.5% had fair scores and 7.0 % poor scores. Conclusion: Menstrual hygiene practices among participants were not satisfactory even though knowledge was good. Private school children were performing well when compared to government school children.

Background : A multi provider health system comprising of modern as well traditional systems of medicine in the form of AYUSH is of paramount importance. Objectives: 1. To study the utilization of services by patients attending District AYUSH Hospital, Davangere. 2. To find out the client satisfaction among patients towards AYUSH services offered. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 335 patients attending in District AYUSH Hospital, Davangere in February-March 2014. Data was gathered by direct patient interviews as well as hospital records. Descriptive statistics was done using percentages and proportions. Results: Among the services offered, ayurvedic treatment was mostly sought by the patients (45%). Neurological ailments were the commonest reasons for seeking treatment in ayurveda (48%), whereas it was musculoskeletal disorders in unani (20%); gastrointestinal disorders in homeopathy (22%) and non communicable diseases in yoga (30%). Only 3% of the patients were cross referred from allopathic practitioners to AYUSH. Overall, 41.8% of the patients were satisfied and 50.7% were very much satisfied with the AYUSH services provided in the District AYUSH Hospital. Conclusion: Majority of the patients were satisfied with the services offered by the District AYUSH hospital.