Effects of menstrual characteristics, symptoms and hygiene-related practices on menstrual experience: A comparative study between freeholder and tenant adolescent schoolgirls of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.

IF 0.5 4区社会学 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropologischer Anzeiger Pub Date : 2020-08-12 DOI:10.1127/anthranz/2020/1161

Sayantani Das, Akash Mallick, Premananda Bharati, Subir Biswas

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Abstract

Adolescence is a significant event in woman's life when the process of menstruation occurs with several physical, mental and physiological developments. Menstrual experience of women is largely determined by environmental factors occurring during this period. In India, disparities in numerous factors result in different menstrual characteristics, menstruation-related symptoms and menstrual hygiene-related practices. However, the effect of residential status on the menstrual characteristics of adolescent girls is still unknown. In this context, the present study attempted to explore the variation in overall socio-economic condition and menstrual experience of tenant adolescent girls in comparison to freeholder adolescent girls. A well-structured questionnaire was used to collect information from 167 freeholder and 133 tenant adolescent schoolgirls on socio-economic and menstrual characteristics, menstruation-related symptoms and menstrual hygiene-related practices. Results showed that differences existed for these traits between freeholder and tenant adolescents. The key factors behind unsatisfied menstrual experience of tenant adolescent girls were lack of privacy, unsuitable sanitation facilities and use of cloth as preferred absorbent.

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经期特征、症状和卫生习惯对经期体验的影响:印度西孟加拉邦北部24 Parganas地区自由持地女学生与租地女学生的比较研究

青春期是女性生命中的一个重要事件，月经的过程伴随着身体、心理和生理的发展。妇女的月经经历在很大程度上取决于这一时期发生的环境因素。在印度，许多因素的差异导致不同的月经特征、与月经有关的症状和与月经卫生有关的做法。然而，居住状况对青春期女孩月经特征的影响尚不清楚。在这种情况下，本研究试图探讨在整体社会经济条件和月经经验的变化，与自由持有的青春期女孩比较。一份结构良好的调查问卷收集了167名自由持有人和133名租客的青春期女学生关于社会经济和月经特征、月经相关症状和与月经卫生有关的做法的信息。结果表明，自由持有人和佃户青少年在这些性状上存在差异。租客少女月经体验不满意的主要因素是缺乏隐私、卫生设施不合适和首选布作为吸收剂。

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