Resources / A Community-based Study on menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls - India

Summary

The research was undertaken to explore knowledge, the status of hygiene and practices regarding menstruation among adolescent girls in an urban slum areas. A total of 360 adolescent girls participated in the Study, around the urban health training centre at Guntur.

Only 36.19% adolescent girls were aware about menstruation before attainment of menarche. This may be due to ignorance and low level of education among mothers of adolescent girls. At present, 61.29% girls reported mother as a first source of information.