ABSTRACT:
‘Assessment of the factors influencing and barriers associated with menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of selected urban schools in view to develop information booklet.’
Objectives: 1. To assess the factors influencing Incidence of menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls. 2. To assess the barriers associated with menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. 3.To find association between the study findings and selected demographic variables.
Material and Methods: The research approach adopted in this study is Observational research approach. Non- experimental descriptive research design was used. The sample were selected by Non-probability convenient sampling technique sample size was 100.
Results: 1. 75% of the adolescent girls understand menstruation as the physiological process, 9% of them consider it as pathological process, 3% of them consider it as a cause for god and 13% of them don't know what menstruation is about. 2. 73% of the adolescent girls avoid visiting public places during menstruation due to lack of toilet facilities in public area, 14% of them avoid visiting public places because they feel shy to use public toilet and 13% of them avoid using public places due to cultural barriers.
Cite this article:
Namrata B. Khandagale. Assessment of the Factors Influencing and Barriers Associated with Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls of selected Urban Schools in view to Develop Information Booklet. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 9(4):441-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2021.00101
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Namrata B. Khandagale. Assessment of the Factors Influencing and Barriers Associated with Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls of selected Urban Schools in view to Develop Information Booklet. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 9(4):441-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2021.00101 Available on: https://ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-9-4-11
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