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Publication Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene in rural adolescent girls of Nepal(Kathmandu university, 2007) Adhikari, P; Kadel, B; Dhungel, Sl; Mandal, AObjective: This study was done in the adolescent girls to evaluate the knowledge and practice on different aspects of menstrual hygiene. Methods: One hundred and fifty adolescent girls of age 13-15 years from 3 schools of Shivanagar and Patihani village development committees of Chitwan district were involved in this study. Altogether 27 questions were asked to each of them. Results: During our study, we found that they were not properly maintaining the menstrual hygiene. Only 6.0% of girls knew that menstruation is a physiologic process, 36.7% knew that it is caused by hormones. Ninety-four percentages of them use the pads during the period but only 11.3% dispose it. Overall knowledge and practice were 40.6% and 12.9% respectively. Conclusion: Although knowledge was better than practice, both were not satisfactory. So, the girls should be educated about the process and significance of menstruation, use of proper pads or absorbents and its proper disposal. This can be achieved by giving them proper training and health education (by teachers, family members, health educators, and media) so that there won't be any misconception to the adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene. Key words: Menstrual Hygiene, adolescent Girls and NepalPublication Pseudomembranous colitis in a pregnant woman(Kathmandu University, 2010) Mridula, T; Pai, RR; Mathai, AM; Tantry, BV; Adhikari, PABSTRACT Pseudomembranous colitis in association with pregnancy has not been well described in English literature. Recent studies show a drastic increase in the incidence and severity of Pseudomembranous colitis in pregnant women, who were once thought to be at low risk. We report here a case of Pseudomembranous colitis in a young healthy immunocompetent pregnant lady. An early suspicion of this entity with the characteristic appearance of pseudomembranes on colonoscopy and histology confirmed the diagnosis enabling prompt treatment and complete recovery without any serious consequences. Key Words immunocompetent, pregnancy, pseudomembranous colitis