FACTORS PREDICTIVE OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES

Abstract

Background: Menstruation is a biological process but sometimes it is considered as unclean phenomenon in the society.

Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to April 2023 among girls of age group 13-29 in rural and urban areas.

Results: Among, 13-19 years age group members are following good hygiene with 76.9% whereas only 9.8% good hygiene was followed by adults. Education factor shows intermediate students followed good hygiene with 32.3% and unmarried women are following better practices than married women with significant difference <o.5. Perceptions with different factors had significant difference.

Keywords: Menstruation, menopause, sanitary napkins