Menstrual hygienic practices among adolescent girls of rural North Karnataka region, India

Patil, Vidya V; Udgiri, Rekha

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20162058

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“…Only 40.8% women faced physical difficulties during menstruation in our study, which is lower compared to studies done in Thiruvananthapuram (47.6%) and Karnataka (56.8%) whereas in Mumbai it was 70.8%. 4,6,7 In the present study females avoiding religious place visit was 87.2% and avoiding religious ceremonies was 88%, similar to studies in Gandhinagar 87.5% and Uttarakhand (84.67%). 8,9 As per a study in Mumbai showed 85.4% faces restrictions out of which 97.6% were religious restrictions.…”

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Menstrual restrictions among young females in urban slums of Cochin

Chacko

Retnakumar

Ramakrishnan

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Menstruation is associated with taboos and socio-cultural restrictions. The social and cultural significance of menstruation interacts with the physiological process to produce culturally determined norms and practices. This study was conducted among young females aged 15-35 years from urban slums of Kochi, India. The objective was to assess prevalence, factors, and patterns of restrictions faced by young females during menstruation.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 130 young females in three urban slums of Kochi. A pre-formed pretested questionnaire was used. Data were analysed statistically by simple proportions.Results: Only 8.8% young females felt they had restrictions during menstruation but when asked in detail 88% had socio-religious restrictions. Source for restrictions was traditionally followed patterns 60.8%, patterns taught by elderly mainly mother or mother in law 11.2% and self-imposed restrictions 28%. Reasons for restriction are that 14.4% considered it was good and give rest to the body, 8% women think they are unclean and 57.6% women fear to disobey religious restrictions. 77.6% of Women felt these restrictions are necessary and 40.8% felt restrictions do not need change. Out of 22.4% who felt religious restrictions were unnecessary only 1.6% were affected by religious restrictions.Conclusions: Only a few (8.8%) felt they had restrictions and more than two-third had restrictions (88%) and felt these restrictions are necessary (77.6%). This paper explains restrictions practiced and the origin of such restrictions during menstruation. The key issues identified from the community will be an asset to combat restrictions.

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Menstrual restrictions among young females in urban slums of Cochin

Chacko

Retnakumar

Ramakrishnan

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…The present study shows that the age at menarche of the participants ranged between 11 and 15 years and the mean age of menarche was 13 years which is comparable to the study conducted in Rajasthan by Khanna, et al ,[ 4 ] who reported the mean age at menarche to be 13.2 years and a study conducted by Kajal Jain[ 5 ] where the mean age at menarche was noted to be 13.16 years while Deo and Ghattargi[ 6 ] highlighted that the age of menarche in their study ranged from 12 to 17 years with the maximum number of girls between 13 and 15 years of age. In a study conducted by Patil[ 7 ] among adolescent girls of the rural North Karnataka region, the mean age of menarche was found to be 13.45 years. Kailasraj KH, et al .…”

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“…[ 13 ] and Kamath R et al ,[ 25 ] the usage of sanitary napkins (64%) was higher compared to old cloth pieces. Whereas in a study conducted by Khanna et al ,[ 4 ] Patil VV,[ 7 ] Thakre SB et al . [ 12 ] Dasgupta, et al ,[ 19 ] and Udgiri R et al ,[ 26 ] preference for old cloth pieces was higher compared to sanitary pads.…”

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A study on the knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls of Nagaon, Barpeta District, Assam

Boruah¹,

Hakmaosa²,

Hajong³

2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: The onset of menstruation is an important event in a woman’s lifecycle. It is associated with taboos and sociocultural restrictions. Faulty hygienic practices increase the risk of reproductive tract infections (RTI), leading to further complications if left untreated. With this background, the study was planned to assess adolescent school girls’ knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene as well as their practices of menstrual hygiene. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Nagaon, Barpeta district, Assam, among 170 adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years, using a convenient sampling technique. A predesigned, pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the information from the study participants. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 17 and the results were expressed in percentages. Results: The study reveals that 91.76% of the adolescents knew that menstruation was normal. About 27.65% of the study participants did not know the cause of menstruation, and 54.12% did not know about the source of menstrual bleeding. Only 33.53% knew that uterus is the source of bleeding. About 61.76% of the study participants knew about the duration of a normal menstrual period. Regarding practices, 74.12% of the adolescents use sanitary pads during menstruation, 18.82% use cloth, and 7.06% use both cloth and sanitary pads. In about 63.53%, the method of disposal of used absorbent was throwing with domestic waste. Conclusion: The current study has revealed that menstruation and menstrual hygiene knowledge is poor among adolescent girls and practices regarding menstrual hygiene are not optimal.

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“…Socioeconomic and demographic variables were used as the independent variables, including age, family size, religion, wealth index, fathers' and mothers' education, fathers' and mothers' income, age of first menstruation, social connectivity, and information on menstruation before reaching menarche based on the existing literature [1,10,12,15,19,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Age was categorized as ≤ 15 and ≥ 16 years old considering the year of schooling (class 9 and 10) and mean age (15.1) of the participants.…”

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Menstrual hygiene management practice among adolescent girls: an urban–rural comparative study in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh

Alam

2022

BMC Women's Health

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Introduction Adolescence is a critical period characterized by significant physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes, including the monthly occurrence of menstruation of adolescent girls. Despite being an inevitable natural event, most societies consider menstruation and menstrual blood as taboos and impure. Such consideration prevents many adolescent girls from proper health education and information related to menstrual health, which forces them to develop their ways of managing the event. This study attempted to explore the pattern, the urban–rural differences, and the determinants of menstrual hygiene management practices (MHMP) among adolescent girls in the Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. Methodology Using a cross-sectional study design with multistage random sampling, we collected data from 586 adolescent girls (aged 14–19 years) from the Rajshahi division of Bangladesh. The MHMP was measured using eight binary items, where the value from zero to five as ‘bad,’ six as ‘fair,’ and seven-eight as ‘good’ practices. Finally, we employed bivariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression analysis. Findings Only 37.7% continuously used sanitary pads. Among the cloth users, nearly three-fourths reused cloths, and about 57% used water and soap to wash them. About 49% changed menstrual absorbent, and 44% washed their genitalia three times daily. About 41% used water only to wash genitalia, and 55% buried sanitary materials under the soil. Around 36.9% of the girls practiced bad, 33.4% fair, and 29.7% good menstrual management. We found significant differences in MHMP among adolescent girls between urban and rural areas (32.3% vs. 27.7% good users, p ≤ 0.05). Multinomial logistic regression found that place of residence, age, family size, parental education, and age at first menstruation were the significant determinants of MHMP. Conclusion Although there are some cases of sanitary pad use, still menstrual hygiene management is unhealthy in most cases. The continuous supply of sanitary pads at affordable cost, change in existing social norms about menstruation, proper education, information, and services are essential for achieving health-related SDG goals in both rural and urban areas of Bangladesh.

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Menstrual hygienic practices among adolescent girls of rural North Karnataka region, India

Cited by 9 publications

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Menstrual restrictions among young females in urban slums of Cochin

Menstrual restrictions among young females in urban slums of Cochin

A study on the knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls of Nagaon, Barpeta District, Assam

Menstrual hygiene management practice among adolescent girls: an urban–rural comparative study in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh

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