Study on Usage of Woman Hygiene Kit Among Menstruating Age Group in Field Practice Area of Kims, Hubli

Bathija, Geeta V.; Bant, Dattatreya D; Itagimath, Savantrevva R

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“…7 Prevalence of RTI was also found significantly higher among those who washed their external genitalia less frequently and used only water for washing than those who used soap and water (p<0.05). Out of those having reproductive tract infection, most of the individuals complained of itching only (48.3%).…”

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“…15-45 years age group in the slum. Prevalence of sanitary pad use among women of reproductive age group was 21% in a study conducted by Bathija et al 7 With 95% confidence limit and 5% absolute error, the sample size was 255 by using the formula Z 2 PQ/ L 2 (where Z=1.96, P=0.21, Q=(1-P)=0.79, L=0.05). By considering finite population correction formula n0 N/ {n0 + (N-1)} the sample size was derived as 160 (n0=255, N=429).…”

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“…Such unhealthy menstrual practice is associated with many complications of recurrent reproductive tract infections like premature births, stillbirths, miscarriages, infertility problems, carcinoma of cervix, etc. 7 Technology offers sanitary pads, tampons etc. to the women to decide what suits her best.…”

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Assessment of knowledge regarding menstruation and practices related to maintenance of menstrual hygiene among the women of reproductive age group in a slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Santra

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Menstruation is a normal biological process and a key sign of reproductive health. Unfortunately, the taboo surrounding menstruation prevents women from articulating their needs. There is lack of awareness on the process of menstruation and hygienic management of the same. So, the problem of poor menstrual hygiene still persists in society. Objectives: 1) To elicit the knowledge regarding menstruation among the women of reproductive age group 2) To find out the practice of menstrual hygiene among them.Methods: A community based, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted at Baghbazar slum, Kolkata. A total of 160 menstruating women of the age group between 15-45 years were included. The data were analysed using IBM SPSS version 20. Results: Only 32 women (20%) had idea before menarche regarding menstruation. 65% women used only sanitary pad and 30% used only cloth pieces where as 5% used both pad and cloth piece. Prevalence of sanitary pad use was significantly higher among those aged <25 years (p<0.05). With increasing literacy status as well as socio economic status, use of sanitary pad was also found to be increased and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). About 42% of the cloth piece users reused cloth piece. All those, who reused cloth pieces, washed the used cloth pieces with soap and water and 50% of them dried those under sunlight. All the women practised some kind of restriction during menstruation. About 4% individuals did not take regular bath during their bleeding period. Some women (37.5%) suffered from reproductive tract infection during or just after menstruation. Most of the study subjects (95.6%) disposed used napkins in municipal vat.Conclusions: Awareness should be increased regarding maintenance of good menstrual hygiene through health education programme.

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Assessment of knowledge regarding menstruation and practices related to maintenance of menstrual hygiene among the women of reproductive age group in a slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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2017

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“…Girls living in low-middle income countries have inadequate knowledge and understanding regarding menstruation prior to their menarche [ 2 ]. Due to lack of previous information regarding menstruation, girls have special feelings such as fear, embarrassment, and guilt during their cycle [ 3 ]. The inadequate knowledge of menstrual hygiene may lead to unhygienic practice which increases vulnerability to different health outcomes, school drop-out, poor academic performance, and ultimately resulting in poor quality of life [ 4 ].…”

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Level and Associated Factors of Knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Dang District, Nepal

Bhusal

Bhattarai

Kafle

et al. 2020

Advances in Preventive Medicine

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Background. Adolescent girls in developing countries do not have proper information, and proper information is covered up by sociocultural boundaries resulting in various morbidities. This study aimed to determine level of knowledge and its associated factors regarding menstrual hygiene amongst adolescent school girls in Dang district, Nepal. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted between April and October 2019 among 406 adolescent girls studying in grades 8–10 between ages of 10–19 years in Dang district, Nepal. From a total of 10 local units, 5 were selected randomly. Out of the selected 5 units, 10 schools consisting of 5 government and 5 private schools were selected through disproportionate stratified random sampling. A further 406 students were then selected randomly from the 10 selected schools. Bivariate analysis was used primarily to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. Variables which were associated with bivariate analysis were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model to identify associated factors of menstrual hygiene practice. Results. The mean age and family size were 15.13 ± 1.19 and 5.58 ± 1.81, respectively. A total of 87.7% of adolescents had good knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene. Adolescents living in rural area (AOR = 0.27, CI: 0.12–0.61, p ≤ 0.001 ), private schools (AOR = 6.10, CI: 1.58–23.46, p ≤ 0.001 ), mothers who can read and write (AOR = 0.22, CI: 0.07–0.64, p ≤ 0.001 ), fathers who have up-to-grade-10 education (AOR = 5.15, CI: 1.84–14.39, p ≤ 0.001 ), and living only with mothers (AOR = 0.29, CI: 0.12–0.69, p ≤ 0.018 ) were significantly associated with level of knowledge of menstrual hygiene. Conclusions. Though the majority of respondents had a good level of knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene, there was a knowledge gap in specific areas. The level of knowledge was significantly poor among adolescents in rural areas and those living only with mothers. Thus, this study concerns the need for policy makers to focus on specific education regarding menstrual hygiene in rural areas including both parents.

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“…Learning about menstrual hygiene forms a vital aspect of health education among menstruating women to avoid future long-term ill effects of poor menstrual hygiene practices leading to premature births, stillbirths, miscarriages, infertility problems, toxic shock syndrome, carcinoma cervix as a complication of recurrent reproductive tract infections. [ 6 ] There is the difference in prior awareness about menstruation and menstrual hygiene and their relation with reproductive health among rural and urban adolescent girls. [ 7 ]…”

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A descriptive cross-sectional study on menstrual hygiene and perceived reproductive morbidity among adolescent girls in a union territory, India

Mathiyalagen

Peramasamy

Vasudevan

et al. 2017

J Family Med Prim Care

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Introduction:Menstruation is a milestone event in a girl's life and the beginning of reproductive life. Lack of knowledge and poor sanitary practices during menstruation has been associated with serious ill-health ranging from genital tract infections, urinary tract infections, and bad odor.Aim:This study aims to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practices about menstrual hygiene and perceived reproductive morbidity among adolescent school girls in Puducherry.Materials and Methods:A school based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2015 to July 2015 in Puducherry among 242 adolescent school girls in the age group of 12–18 years using multistage random sampling technique. Data were collected using a predesigned pretested, structured proforma by personal interview method after having informed written consent.Results:The mean age for menarche was 12.99 ± 0.9 years; 51.7% of respondents were not aware of menstruation before attaining menarche; 71.5% and 61.2% were not known about the cause and source of the menstrual bleeding, respectively; 78.1% used only sanitary pads whereas 21.9% used both old clothes and sanitary pads as the absorbents. Unsatisfactory cleaning of the external genitalia was practiced by 12% of respondents. Higher prevalence of dysmenorrhea (82.2%) was mentioned by the respondents; 25.2% reported excessive genital discharge. Statistically significant association was found between perceived reproductive morbidity and poor menstrual hygiene practices. About 88.4% of the study population reported any one of the reproductive morbidity, and only 37.4% sought for medical treatment from a health facility.Conclusion:The present study has underscored the necessity of adolescent girls to have adequate and precise knowledge about menstruation before menarche. Proper menstrual hygiene practices which could be imparted through appropriate interventions at earlier stages of life can prevent the girls and women from suffering reproductive morbidities.

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Study on Usage of Woman Hygiene Kit Among Menstruating Age Group in Field Practice Area of Kims, Hubli

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Assessment of knowledge regarding menstruation and practices related to maintenance of menstrual hygiene among the women of reproductive age group in a slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Assessment of knowledge regarding menstruation and practices related to maintenance of menstrual hygiene among the women of reproductive age group in a slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Level and Associated Factors of Knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Dang District, Nepal

A descriptive cross-sectional study on menstrual hygiene and perceived reproductive morbidity among adolescent girls in a union territory, India

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