Menstrual hygiene: How hygienic is the adolescent girl?

<b>Background:</b> Menstruation and menstrual practices are still clouded by taboos and socio-cultural restrictions resulting in adolescent girls remaining ignorant of the scientific facts and hygienic health practices, which sometimes result into adverse health outcomes. <b> Obje...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta A, Sarkar M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2008;volume=33;issue=2;spage=77;epage=80;aulast=Dasgupta