Publication: Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene in rural adolescent girls of Nepal
Date
2007
Authors
Adhikari, P
Kadel, B
Dhungel, Sl
Mandal, A
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Publisher
Kathmandu university
Abstract
Objective: 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 Nepal
Description
Adhikari P1, Kadel B2, Dhungel Sl3, Mandal A 3
1Department of ORL & HNS, TUTH, Kathmandu, 2Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu3Nepal Medical college Teaching Hospital Jorpati Kathmandu, Nepal