Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban Nepal
Background: Menstrual health hygiene management (MHM) is the basic right of every female. In developing countries like Nepal, this right is less understood or utilized. Parental and family influences and hence the societal influences plays vital role in behavioral change. In urban sector, the girls...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
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| description | Background: Menstrual health hygiene management (MHM) is the basic right of every female. In developing countries like Nepal, this right is less understood or utilized. Parental and family influences and hence the societal influences plays vital role in behavioral change. In urban sector, the girls studying in the private schools are mostly from privileged background. So there is a need to observe the pattern of practices among private school girls which reflects the scenarios in privileged urban sector.
Aims and Objectives: This study is to explore the practices and challenges for menstrual health hygiene management among adolescent girls of a Private school in Urban Nepal.
Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a private school selected purposely in the month of April and May 2019. Girls from grade seven and above were included in the study.
Results: All the girls were aware about the process of menstruation. The practices and believes were influenced by their family and facilities provided to them rather knowledge gained at school. All the participants prefer to use disposal pads and 6.3% of participants reported that they use both pads and reusable cloths. Most girls did not change the pads at school (56.2%). All the participants reported that they were hesitant to take help from teachers due to awkwardness.
Conclusions: Practices of the individuals is influenced by family beliefs. Again, adolescents spend many hours daily in schools. So strict measures to implement facility in schools for MHM should be taken. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e0e3a9d715a432cacbd2d705a7505ba2022-12-21T20:02:52ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762019-07-011043943https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i4.24432Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban NepalNeeti Singh 0Ang Tshering Sherpa 1Srijana Pandey 2Amita Pradhan3KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadole, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4023-072XKIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadole, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5078-6505KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadole, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0142-4326Peoples Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0363-8627Background: Menstrual health hygiene management (MHM) is the basic right of every female. In developing countries like Nepal, this right is less understood or utilized. Parental and family influences and hence the societal influences plays vital role in behavioral change. In urban sector, the girls studying in the private schools are mostly from privileged background. So there is a need to observe the pattern of practices among private school girls which reflects the scenarios in privileged urban sector. Aims and Objectives: This study is to explore the practices and challenges for menstrual health hygiene management among adolescent girls of a Private school in Urban Nepal. Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a private school selected purposely in the month of April and May 2019. Girls from grade seven and above were included in the study. Results: All the girls were aware about the process of menstruation. The practices and believes were influenced by their family and facilities provided to them rather knowledge gained at school. All the participants prefer to use disposal pads and 6.3% of participants reported that they use both pads and reusable cloths. Most girls did not change the pads at school (56.2%). All the participants reported that they were hesitant to take help from teachers due to awkwardness. Conclusions: Practices of the individuals is influenced by family beliefs. Again, adolescents spend many hours daily in schools. So strict measures to implement facility in schools for MHM should be taken.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/24432mhmprivate schoolurban sector |
| spellingShingle | Neeti Singh Ang Tshering Sherpa Srijana Pandey Amita Pradhan Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban Nepal Asian Journal of Medical Sciences mhm private school urban sector |
| title | Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban Nepal |
| title_full | Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban Nepal |
| title_short | Menstrual Hygiene: Practice and Challenges Among Adolescent girls of a Private School of Urban Nepal |
| title_sort | menstrual hygiene practice and challenges among adolescent girls of a private school of urban nepal |
| topic | mhm private school urban sector |
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