Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, India
Introduction: Challenges in the achievement of good menstrual hygiene management in resource poor settings have been well documented and are linked to deleterious effect on women's health. This study was an attempt to assess the vulnerability with regards to menstrual health among the migrant p...
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| description | Introduction: Challenges in the achievement of good menstrual hygiene management in resource poor settings have been well documented and are linked to deleterious effect on women's health. This study was an attempt to assess the vulnerability with regards to menstrual health among the migrant population residing in urban slums in Udupi taluk. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 392 migrant women in reproductive age group using a predesigned 31- item questionnaire.The domains of knowledge, attitude and practice about menstrual hygiene were categorized into poor and adequate knowledge, positive and negative attitude, and poor and good practice by using median as a cut off. Results: Out of the 392 study subjects who participated in the study 31%,27% and 41% of them had good knowledge, positive attitude and good practice regarding menstrual hygiene respectively. Good knowledge was significantly associated with better standard of living (p < 0.001, OR = 3.612, CI = 2.159–6.042). Attitude was significantly almost five times better in women with more than ten years of schooling as compared to illiterates and school drop outs (p < 0.001, OR = 4.655, CI = 2.360–9.179). With regards to standard of living, adherence to good menstrual hygiene practice was better in women belonging to middle as compared to those of low class. (p = 0.001, OR = 2.730, CI = 1.502–4.962). Conclusion: The findings show an overall poor knowledge, attitude and practice towards menstrual health. This displays an urgent need of conducting health promotional activities to impart appropriate knowledge regarding hygienic practices during menstrual periods and simultaneously address to the misconceptions linked with it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57c80848347e42c991392404d80fced52024-03-26T04:26:44ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842024-05-0127101584Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, IndiaDivya Arvind Prabhu0Akhilesh Kumar Pandey1Sanjay Kini B2Suma Nair3Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India; Corresponding author. Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, IndiaDY Patil School of Public Health, D Y Patil Deemed to Be University, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, 400706, IndiaIntroduction: Challenges in the achievement of good menstrual hygiene management in resource poor settings have been well documented and are linked to deleterious effect on women's health. This study was an attempt to assess the vulnerability with regards to menstrual health among the migrant population residing in urban slums in Udupi taluk. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 392 migrant women in reproductive age group using a predesigned 31- item questionnaire.The domains of knowledge, attitude and practice about menstrual hygiene were categorized into poor and adequate knowledge, positive and negative attitude, and poor and good practice by using median as a cut off. Results: Out of the 392 study subjects who participated in the study 31%,27% and 41% of them had good knowledge, positive attitude and good practice regarding menstrual hygiene respectively. Good knowledge was significantly associated with better standard of living (p < 0.001, OR = 3.612, CI = 2.159–6.042). Attitude was significantly almost five times better in women with more than ten years of schooling as compared to illiterates and school drop outs (p < 0.001, OR = 4.655, CI = 2.360–9.179). With regards to standard of living, adherence to good menstrual hygiene practice was better in women belonging to middle as compared to those of low class. (p = 0.001, OR = 2.730, CI = 1.502–4.962). Conclusion: The findings show an overall poor knowledge, attitude and practice towards menstrual health. This displays an urgent need of conducting health promotional activities to impart appropriate knowledge regarding hygienic practices during menstrual periods and simultaneously address to the misconceptions linked with it.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424000800Menstrual hygieneSlum dwellersKnowledgeAttitudePractice |
| spellingShingle | Divya Arvind Prabhu Akhilesh Kumar Pandey Sanjay Kini B Suma Nair Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, India Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Menstrual hygiene Slum dwellers Knowledge Attitude Practice |
| title | Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, India |
| title_full | Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, India |
| title_fullStr | Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, India |
| title_short | Bleeding for life: a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal Karnataka, India |
| title_sort | bleeding for life a perspective of menstruation among slum dwellers of a temple town in coastal karnataka india |
| topic | Menstrual hygiene Slum dwellers Knowledge Attitude Practice |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424000800 |
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