Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding menstruation among adolescent girls in Mangalore, Karnataka.

IF 1.1 Q4 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Himani Kotian, Narayani Agrawal, Sindhu Swarna, R Shreya, Vijay M B Patil, V Anarghya, Shreeraksha
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Abstract

Background: The period of adolescence is when a girl reaches reproductive maturity. Menstrual hygiene is one of the significant elements affecting quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate people's attitudes, practices and understanding of menstruation and menstrual hygiene.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between 1 and 31 January 2020 involving 230 college-going girls belonging to the late adolescent age group (18-19 years) from four-degree colleges in Mangalore. Quota sampling was used; validated questionnaire was used to collect information regarding knowledge attitude and practices related to menstrual hygiene. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS v25.0.

Results and conclusions: Knowledge regarding the basic physiology of menstruation was known to about 87% of participants. However, the source of blood was known to only 65%. The main source of their information was their mothers. About half of the students were aware of the various premenstrual signs and infections linked to poor menstrual hygiene. Various taboos regarding menstruation are still prevalent; however, it was surprising that the taboo was comparatively lesser among rural people. More than 80% of people thought that men should also be educated regarding menstruation. Sanitary pads were the most used absorbent material due to its ease of use and availability. Disposal was mainly through flushing, especially among rural students. Burning of the absorbent material is also followed; disposal bins were mainly used by urban students. About 38% of urban and 36.6% of rural students miss college during their menses, mainly due to pain.

卡纳塔克邦芒格洛尔少女关于月经的知识、态度和做法。
背景:青春期是女孩达到生殖成熟的时期。月经卫生是影响生活质量的重要因素之一。本研究的目的是评估人们对月经和经期卫生的态度、做法和理解。方法:在2020年1月1日至31日期间进行了一项横断面研究,涉及来自芒格洛尔四学位学院的230名属于青春期晚期年龄组(18-19岁)的大学女生。采用定额抽样;采用经验证的调查问卷,收集有关经期卫生的知识、态度和实践情况。采用SPSS v25.0进行统计分析。结果和结论:87%的参与者了解月经的基本生理知识。然而,已知的血液来源只有65%。他们的主要信息来源是他们的母亲。大约一半的学生意识到各种经前症状和与月经卫生不良有关的感染。关于月经的各种禁忌仍然很普遍;然而,令人惊讶的是,这种禁忌在农村人中相对较少。超过80%的人认为男性也应该接受有关月经的教育。卫生巾是最常用的吸收材料,因为它易于使用和获得。处置主要是通过冲洗,特别是在农村学生中。随后还燃烧吸收材料;垃圾箱主要由城市学生使用。约38%的城市学生和36.6%的农村学生在经期不上大学,主要原因是痛经。
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