A delve into the menstrual problems in teenagers: a cross sectional study in an urban school in Kerala, India

Raveendran, Rini; Jacob, Anju Mariam; Ismail, Jisha

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20163874

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“…6 School based study by Resmy et al, had shown that 17.6% of girls sought treatment for dysmenorrhea. 11 In a study from Turkey analgesic use in the dysmenorrhea group was higher than in the control group (69.9% versus 46.8%, p <0.05). 12 Anemia was seen in 40.19% but only 1.8% gave history of iron intake.…”

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Common menstrual disorders in adolescent girls attending a tertiary care center

Hibina

Roshini

Andrews

2020

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Menstrual disorders are an important cause of concern among adolescent girls. Most problems are physiological but few have underlying pathology which has adverse effect on the future reproductive health Aim of the study was to know the prevalence and to evaluate the underlying cause of the menstrual problems in adolescent girls seeking medical care.Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted in in 215 adolescent girls aged 13-19 years who sought medical care over a period of 12 months for menstrual complaints from the department of obstetrics and gynecology, Govt. Medical College, Thrissur, a tertiary care center in middle of Kerala, South India. Data was analyzed by SPSS software and p value <0.05 was taken statistically significant.Results: Dysmenorrhea was the most common problem (57.5%), followed by scanty menstruation (35.35%) and 25.2% of girls suffered from premenstrual symptoms. Hypothyroidism was seen in 2.4% of girls 40% were anemic. Statistically significant association was found between hypothyroidism and features of hyperandrogenemia with cycle irregularity. Ultrasonographic evidence of polycystic ovarian morphology was identified among 61.9% girls with irregular cycles.Conclusions: Even though majority of menstrual issues are self-limiting proper evaluation and follow up for medical disorders like hypothyroidism and anemia are important and appropriate intervention is crucial for future reproductive and general health of adolescents presenting with Menstrual disorders.

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Common menstrual disorders in adolescent girls attending a tertiary care center

Hibina

Roshini

Andrews

2020

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…General health, genetic, socio-economic and nutritional factors influence the age of menarche. The mean age of menarche is typically between 12 and 13 years 6 . Hygiene-related practices of women during…”

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Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders and Menstrual Hygiene among School Going Adolescent Girls in Central Kerala

George¹,

N²

2019

FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition

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Menstrual Practices among Rural High School Students in Thrissur - Central Kerala

Kala¹,

Areekal²,

Ravindran³

et al. 2020

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BACKGROUND Adolescence is the transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. Menstruation, which is a milestone event in a girl's reproductive life begins during this period and it is also one of the major causes of stress in this stage. Adequate knowledge and good menstrual practices can help in addressing this stress and also in preventing reproductive tract infections to a great extent. This study tries to assess the awareness with regard to menstrual practice and its determinants among adolescent girls in a rural area of Central Kerala. The study also aims to explore the social taboos related to menstrual practices. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at two high schools in Thrissur district of Central Kerala. The study methodology involved visiting the selected schools and questions about menstrual practices were put to students individually ensuring adequate privacy, with the aid of a semi-structured interview schedule. 196 adolescent girls participated in the study. The data was coded and entered into MS excel. Further analysis was done using the software SPSS 16.0 version. RESULTS The percentage of girls using sanitary pad is 32.1 %, clothes were used by 12.2 % girls, and 55.6 % used either cloth or sanitary pad. Most of them disposed their sanitary pads by burning them (75.6 %), but 16.3 % threw their pads / clothes in the general waste, some flushed them in the toilet (8.1 %). 64.3 % of them washed and exposed their undergarments in the sun but 35.7 % washed and kept them inside their house. 84.7 % of girls were aware about menstruation at the time of menarche. In 58.7 % of cases the source of information was their mother. Regarding social taboos during menstruation, the most common one was inability to attend social or religious functions during menstruation (76 %) followed by restrictions in going out (9.7 %), and 7.7 % in food preparation. 7 % of girls had to sleep in a corner of the room while they were menstruating. Maternal education, family income and awareness regarding menstruation had statistically significant association with usage of sanitary pads. CONCLUSIONS Majority of the adolescent girls had awareness regarding menstruation. However, there were some who followed less than ideal practices when it comes to disposal of sanitary napkins / clothes and care of undergarments. The wrong concepts like menstruation is a ‘disease of impurity’ and menstruation occurs when ‘bad blood’ collects is still prevalent among the adolescent girls. It is of concern that the social taboos regarding menstruation are still widely embraced by the society. KEYWORDS Menstrual Practices, Menstrual Awareness, Kerala, Menstruation

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A delve into the menstrual problems in teenagers: a cross sectional study in an urban school in Kerala, India

Cited by 3 publications

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Common menstrual disorders in adolescent girls attending a tertiary care center

Common menstrual disorders in adolescent girls attending a tertiary care center

Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders and Menstrual Hygiene among School Going Adolescent Girls in Central Kerala

Menstrual Practices among Rural High School Students in Thrissur - Central Kerala

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