Assessment of knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene among urban adolescent girls in North India

Gandotra, Nikita; Pal, Reena; Maheshwari, Sonam

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20182889

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“…The result of the present study showed that majority of adolescent girls had moderate practice during menstruation. The present study result was contradicted by the study conducted by Gandotra N et al, Uttarkhand, India who reported majority of participants knew about menstruation from mothers and showed adolescent girls had good practice during menstruation [8].…”

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Are Maintaining Menstrual Hygiene and usage of Sanitary Napkin being Important for Adolescent Girls?

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2019

Madridge J Intern Emerg Med

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Background: Menstrual hygiene continues to be amongst the most challenging development issues today. Not only do deep taboos, myths and misinformation create the illusion, but girls often lack access to basic facilities like sanitary pads which are necessary for good menstrual hygiene management (MHM).Aim: This study was designed to assess the practice of menstrual hygiene and usage of sanitary napkin during menstruation among adolescent girls. Subjects and Methods:A descriptive study was conducted among adolescent girls in selected college at Puducherry. Sample size was 100, selected through purposive sampling. The approach used was Quantitative approach and design was descriptive design. Researcher made questionnaire contained three sections i.e., demographic variables, questions related to practice during menstruation and usage of sanitary napkin respectively. Result:The major findings of the study, 19% had Poor practice regarding menstrual hygiene, 66% had Moderate practice whereas 15% had Good practice regarding menstrual hygiene. Regarding menstrual bleeding management, 98% of them was using sanitary napkin whereas 2% of them using clothes to absorb during menstruation. Among the samples, 99% of them getting napkin from their own expense whereas 1% was using government free supply napkin. Regarding cost, 64% of them were purchasing napkin between 20 and 40 rupees, 27% of them was purchasing between 40 and 60 rupees, 8% of them was purchasing above 60 rupees. Conclusion:The study revealed the practice regarding menstrual hygiene was moderate among the adolescent girls who were studying nursing course. Hence, it is necessary to impart knowledge about menstrual hygiene to adolescent girls which was gathered from this study.

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2019

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“…Another barrier to a comfortable and dignified experience of MHM among girls was the lack of or limited awareness as reported in 92 studies (Table 2) [16,18,[23][24][25][26]31,[33][34][35][36][37][39][40][41][42][43][44]48,49,[51][52][53][54][55]57,58,[62][63][64][65][67][68][69][70][71]77,78,[80][81][82][83][84][85]87,89,90,92,93,95,…”

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Menstrual Hygiene Preparedness Among Schools in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of System-and Policy-Level Actions

Sharma

Mehra

Brusselaers

et al. 2020

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With increasing girls’ enrolment in schools, school preparedness to ensure a menstrual friendly environment is crucial. The study aimed to conduct a systematic review regarding the existing evidence on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) across schools in India. It further aimed to highlight the actions that have been taken by the government to improve the MHM situation in India. We conducted the systematic literature search using PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science for searching the peer-reviewed articles and Google Scholar for anecdotal reports published from inception until 30 October 2019. Of 1125 publications retrieved through the search, 183 papers were included in this review, using a priori created data-extraction form. Meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled prevalence (PP) of MHM practices in schools. Less than half of the girls were aware of menstruation before menarche (PP 0.45, 0.39 to 0.51, I2 = 100.0%, n = 122). Teachers were a less common source of information about menstruation to girls (PP 0.07, 0.05 to 0.08, I2 = 100.0%, n = 86). Separate toilets for girls were present in around half of the schools (PP 0.56, 0.42 to 0.75, I2 100.0%, n = 11). MHM in schools should be strengthened with convergence between various departments for explicit implementation of guidelines.

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“…In the present study, 57% of the adolescent girls had awareness about menstruation before menarche, which is similar to the study conducted in West Bengal, where 67.5%, and in Uttarakhand, where 62.5% of girls were aware of menstruation prior to attainment of menarche. [ 3 14 ] However, it was observed to be low, around 24%, in the study conducted by Deshpande et al . [ 2 ] and only 18.67% in the study by Zaidi et al .…”

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Determinants of menstrual hygiene among adolescent school girls in a rural area of Patna, Bihar, India: A cross-sectional study

Singh,

Gupta,

Anand

et al. 2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Adolescence is a transitional phase marked by the onset of menarche. Most adolescent girls have incomplete or inaccurate information about menstrual physiology and hygiene. There are several misconceptions and taboos linked with it, resulting in adverse health outcomes. However, numerous factors associated with menstrual hygiene are modifiable. If these are adequately identified and addressed, it can empower young girls to lead healthy life in a positive environment. Aims and Objectives: (1) To assess the knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent school girls. (2) To determine the association of menstrual hygiene practices with sociodemographic and related factors. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in rural Patna, Bihar, in which 300 eligible adolescent school-going menstruating girls (13-17 years) were recruited from four schools. They were interviewed using a predesigned questionnaire, and relevant information on sociodemographic profiles and menorrhoeal characteristics was obtained. Median scores were calculated for the knowledge and practices domain. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors of menstrual hygiene practice. Results: The mean age of girls was 14 ± 1.07 years, while the mean age of menarche was 12.37 ± 0.92 years. More than half (59.3%) were found to possess good knowledge (scores 7 and above) regarding menstruation and its physiology. Half (50.3%) of the girls had good menstrual hygiene practices (scores 9 and above). Multiple logistic regression model revealed that adolescent girls studying in government schools (AOR = 0.05, CI = 0.02-0.12) and those living in nuclear families (AOR = 0.05, CI = 0.02-0.12) were likely to be significantly associated with poor menstrual hygiene practices. Conclusion: Menstrual hygiene is still far from satisfactory; hence, it should be a vital aspect of the school health educational curriculum. There is an imperative need to design acceptable awareness/advocacy programs for adolescent girls in the future.

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Assessment of knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene among urban adolescent girls in North India

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Are Maintaining Menstrual Hygiene and usage of Sanitary Napkin being Important for Adolescent Girls?

Are Maintaining Menstrual Hygiene and usage of Sanitary Napkin being Important for Adolescent Girls?

Menstrual Hygiene Preparedness Among Schools in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of System-and Policy-Level Actions

Determinants of menstrual hygiene among adolescent school girls in a rural area of Patna, Bihar, India: A cross-sectional study

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