Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Menstrual Hygiene:

Dr. M. Lokeswari

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 Objective: To assess the level of knowledge, practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. Descriptive design was performed on 50 adolescent girls in zilla parishad girl’s high school, Aragonda. Results: The present study found that 12% (6) of the participant had inadequate knowledge, one fourth 80% (40) of the study participant had moderate knowledge and 8% (4) had adequate knowledge, this states that the knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls was not adequate. Regarding practice, only 68 % (34) girls had used sanitary pads during menstruations and 20% (10) were using old cloths , this shows that majority of the  girls not maintaining proper hygiene during menstruation. and12% (6) are using old cloths. 96%(48) are aware that during menstruation unhygienic practices leads to RTI UTI, but still 4% (2) were not aware that unhygienic practices leads to causes RTI UTI. Conclusion: Health education program should be set up to create awareness of knowledge and practice in good menstrual hygiene, in turn to prevent reproductive tract infection and reduce morbidity. < clear="all" style="page–eak–before:always;mso–eak–type:section–eak" />

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Dr.M.Lokeswari, Menstrual Hygiene: , INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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