Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding menstruation among adolescent girls: A cross-sectional survey.

Authors

  • Rekha Acharaya Department of preventive and social medicine, Sardar Patel medical college, Bikaner
  • Rattiram Meena Medical and health department, Government of Rajasthan

Keywords:

RCH, Girls, KAP

Abstract

Background- To study the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding menstruation among adolescent girls

Methods- A cross-sectional study was conducted among the adolescent girls. The study included girls high schools of standard 8th to 12th of Bikaner city. Data were collected with prior informed consent was taken from participants before the questionnaire was administered.

Results- A large number of girls 92.00% knew that menstruation is a normal process, 5.00% girls considered it as abnormal process, 1.00% as disease, and 1.00% girls did not know what menstruation.

Conclusion- Reproductive health is an important area of concern in adolescent health and is intimately connected with the issues such as RCH. It is also a sensitive area due to socio-cultural taboo of discussion about reproduction in the Indian society.

Keywords- RCH, Girls, KAP

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Published

2013-03-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Articles