Menstruation and Menstrual Hygiene – Descriptive Crosssectional Study among Adolescent Girls of a Selected School of District, Punjab

Abstract

Inadequate self-care and poor menstrual hygiene are major determinants of morbidity and other issues in adolescent age groups. Urinary tract infections, scabies in the vaginal area, irregular abdomen pain, and absence from school are just a few of the issues. Many young girls lack proper information on menstrual hygiene as a result of the silence all around the topic of menstruation and related difficulties in developing countries. Learning about menstrual hygiene is an important aspect of adolescent girls' health education so they can continue working and maintaining hygienic habits as adults. A descriptive cross-sectional study with a non-experimental research approach was undertaken in selected schools in Punjab. Ethical approval was granted to conduct research was obtained from the Institute Ethics Committee and the school principal. Parents' written informed permission was obtained after a full parent information sheet was provided to them. The information was gathered utilizing a self-structured questionnaire that nine experts in the same field validated. The majority of the students' mean knowledge (31.61) and SD (2.586) indicated that knowledge levels were dispersed more or less evenly. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene among the school adolescents at selected Girls Senior Secondary School Cheema Sahib in Punjab. The basis of the total mean score of the finding revealed the mean knowledge (31.61) and SD (2.586) indicated that knowledge levels were dispersed more or less evenly.