IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-7-15931 Original Research Paper Menstrual hygiene- A hidden and neglected issue: A cross sectional study among school going adolescent girls of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Nagar Dr. Dr.Arun Mitra Dr. Dr. Shweta Sharma Dr. July 2018 7 7 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Introduction – The need of the hour for girls is to have the information, education and an enabling environment to deal with menstruation related

issues. Present study was to assess the current knowledge, attitude and practice of school adolescents on menstrual hygiene in government school
of Bhopal.
Methodology– Current study was a cross–sectional study carried out from July to October 2015 at a government school in urban locality among
10th and 11th class girl students of Bhopal.
Result– A total of 215 study students were enrolled for the study. Around 18.1% of the participants were having good level of knowledge, 52.1%
have positive attitude and 57.6% participants had positive practice.
Discussion and conclusion– The overall knowledge was inadequate but attitude and practice were satisfactory, so we need to increase the
knowledge level. This study tries to give an insight to the hidden and unsolved issue of adolescent girls.