Menstrual hygiene management in India: The concerns

Sinha, Rabindra Nath; Paul, Bobby

doi:10.4103/ijph.ijph_135_18

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“…Although menstruation is a normal physiological process that indicates the beginning of reproductive life, its often considered an impure phenomenon in Indian society owing to cultural taboos and insufficient and incorrect information and causing unnecessary restrictions in the day-to-day normal activities of menstruating girls. [ 4 ]…”

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Perceptions and practices related to menstruation and reproductive health in adolescent girls in an urban population - A cross sectional study

Vinod

Kaimal

2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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A BSTRACT Introduction: Menarche is an important biological milestone in a woman’s life as it marks the onset of the reproductive phase of her life. It is, often considered an impure phenomenon in Indian society owing to cultural taboos and insufficient and incorrect information and causes unnecessary restrictions in the day-to-day normal activities of menstruating girls. Aim: To assess the perception and practices related to menstruation and reproductive health among school-going adolescent girls in the urban population in Kochi, Kerala. Objectives: To elicit the practices regarding menstruation and reproductive health among the school-going, adolescent girls. i. To elicit the beliefs, perceptions, and sources of information regarding menstruation and reproductive health among the school going, adolescent girls. ii. To find out the relation between perceptions/practices and other factors. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 adolescent girls of a secondary school situated in Ernakulam, Kerala, with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire. Data were analyzed statistically by simple proportions. Result: 89% of the girls were aware of menstruation before menarche. A major source of information was found to be mothers. More than 70% used sanitary pads and 99% of girls knew menses as a natural phenomenon. 80% of girls with good perception had no menses-related anxiety. 54% haven’t even heard of Pre-Menstrual Syndrome. 40% have inhibition talking about menses to their father or brother. Among girls with good practice, 87% had a good perception. Conclusions: Before bringing any change in menstrual practices, Family physicians can play a role in educating the girls about the significance of menstruation and the development of secondary sexual characteristics, the selection of a sanitary menstrual absorbent, and its proper disposal. Trained personnel, school teachers, and knowledgeable parents can play a very important role in imparting menstrual health-related information to adolescent girls.

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Perceptions and practices related to menstruation and reproductive health in adolescent girls in an urban population - A cross sectional study

Vinod

Kaimal

2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…Every month teenage girls and women go through a natural physiological process of a 5-7-day menstrual cycle [1]. More than 300 million women and girls of reproductive age menstruate each day all over the world [2].…”

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“…Despite the numerous measures launched thus far, a slew of issues must yet be addressed. Ensuring healthy Menstrual Health Management (MHM) for women would necessitate a thorough understanding of the complexities of the problem, the demands, and the influencing elements that could potentially influence Indian women's perceptions and practices [1]. [32].…”

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Health Communication Interventions for Promoting Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management in India: A review

Chacko,

Jose

2023

E3S Web Conf.

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Health communication interventions for promoting menstrual health in India is an unexplored area. It is commonly known that using strategic communication to plan and carry out projects that affect health behavior and societal change is an effective strategy. There are numerous interventions carried out in India, focussed on health related to menstruation and its hygiene management at different levels starting from the grassroots. This review aims to assess a wide range of published research that has utilized various approaches to investigate the effectiveness and variables of communication interventions influencing practices of menstruation and its hygiene management of women and teenage girls in India. The studies from India examining the different communication interventions were identified through online databases such as PubMed, Medline, Ovid, Sage Journals, Science Direct, Springer, Taylor, Francis, DOAJ, and Google Scholar. Findings highlighted different communication interventions like SBCC, BCC, IEC, and interpersonal communication were efficiently utilized to promote menstrual health information among adolescents and women of reproductive age.

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Factors Associated with Exclusive Use of Hygienic Methods during Menstruation among Adolescent Girls (15–19 Years) in Urban India: Evidence from NFHS-5

Roy,

Kasemi,

Halder

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Menstrual hygiene management in India: The concerns

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Perceptions and practices related to menstruation and reproductive health in adolescent girls in an urban population - A cross sectional study

Perceptions and practices related to menstruation and reproductive health in adolescent girls in an urban population - A cross sectional study

Health Communication Interventions for Promoting Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management in India: A review

Factors Associated with Exclusive Use of Hygienic Methods during Menstruation among Adolescent Girls (15–19 Years) in Urban India: Evidence from NFHS-5

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